Hammurabis Code

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A rule made by the government (plural) (4)
  2. 4. A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses (6)
  3. 7. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (12)

Down

  1. 1. Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (9)
  2. 3. The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of ___ (7)
  3. 5. Male ruler of a kingdom (4)
  4. 6. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings (5)
  5. 7. A set of rules or principles or laws (4)