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This king conquered Larsa because he felt the city had not contributed enough to the defeat of an Elamite invasion. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this king, who promulgated a law code famous for its “eye for an eye” principle. The first Babylonian Empire declined after the death of this king.
ANSWER: Hammurabi
[10h] Hammurabi was the sixth king in a dynasty founded by these Semitic people, who ruled many different city states like Mari before Hammurabi united lower Mesopotamia.
ANSWER: Amorites [or Amarru or Amarrum]
[10m] The Old Babylonian Empire ended when these people under Mursili I sacked Babylon in 1595 BC before ceding the land to the Kassites. These people ruled over most of modern-day Turkey from their capital of Hattusa.
ANSWER: Hittites [or Hatti]
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