15/04/09

Today I found out some general information about law and government and I gathered more of an understanding of the different city states and their time periods. Also I found out the most well known kings of each city state and why they were well known. Out of the Sumerian kings Sargon was the most famous because it was under his rule that city states were developed. King Hammurabi of Bablyon was famous for code of laws. Because there were some many of them and they were all so detailed. King Hammurabi was also the king who displayed all of the laws on pillars around Babylon. He also conquered many places to extend the empire of Babylonia. None of this information related directly to my questions however I felt that it was important to include it. I also found information about social classes. However this information did relate to my question, "How did peoples jobs affect their lives? What were the most important jobs and why?" The most important jobs were obviously the king as well as scribes, powerful priests and gods & goddesses. This weekend I am taking my blue folder home to organize the cards and finish some un answered questions.