Egypt invades Nubia.

Egypt was strong empire but these times did not last. Pharaohs kept getting weaker and weaker it seemed Egypt would fall apart. But then a new king came to Egypt's throne at about 1991bc/bce his name was Amenemhet. He was determined to make Egypt strong again. So he looked south to the african kingdom of Nubia. Nubia was very rich and has many gold mines so it was a prize for egypt. So Egypt invaded Nubia after many battles Egypt had beaten Nubia. The the people of egypt made pictures of nubians handing gold to the egyptians.

King Hammurabi

Its me Sasha again and today we are going to learn about the Babylonians and king Hammurabi.
Mesopotamia was not a safe place to live city states kept fighting each other . One of the most
powerful city states is called Babylon .Around 1792BC/BCE a Babylonian king named Hammurabi ruled only a small bit of land around Babylon.But then he started to conquer all the small cites around him.He convinced other kings to swear allegiance to him .He didn't want people to listen to him just because his army was strong.He wanted  his empire to be governed by just laws.Here are some examples of his laws:

1.If a doctor operates on a patient and the patient dies the doctor gets his hand cut off.

2.If a builder builds a house and it collapses and kills the owner the builder will be put to death.

Hammurabi was very religious man, he believed  that the gods themselves gave him the code of Hammurabi.
   


 
      

About Me

My name is Sasha and I am 10 years old. I am interested in history because I think it is fascinating to learn about people in ancient times.