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Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia: Sumer, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian

Delve into the rise and fall of the Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires in Mesopotamia. Understand the unique characteristics of each empire, their leaders, military strategies, and cultural contributions. Discover how power, politics, and economics shaped the fate of these ancient societies.

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Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia: Sumer, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian

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  1. Chapter 6 Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia

  2. Sumer • Sumer consisted of independent city-states. Each city-state had its own army. • City-states existed for about 1,500 years until around 2,300 B.C. • What led to the demise of Sumer?

  3. Empire • What is an empire? • Give me 1 example of an empire. • How many empires ruled Mesopotamia from 2,300 to 539 B.C.?

  4. The Akkadian Empire • 2300-2100 B.C. • Existed for approximately 200 years. • 1 large nation

  5. Akkadian Empire • Where did the Akkadians come from? • Who led the Akkadians? • Empire was created through powerful military strategies. • 1st professional army (8,000-10,000).

  6. Akkadian Empire • To maintain control of empire, Sargon used smart political strategy. • Destroyed the walls of cities. • Installed loyal governors in city-states. • Demanded sons rule after his death.

  7. Akkadian Empire • Sargon died of very old age. • Created the first empire, but it was too big.

  8. After the fall of the Akkadians, Sumer was once again city-states. • Who was the next ruler to unite all of Mesopotamia? • What city-state was he from?

  9. Babylonian Empire • 2100-900 B.C. • What was Hammurabi best know for? • Hammurabi used the code of laws to unify his empire and preserve order. • Who told Hammurabi to create laws?

  10. Babylonian Empire • A weak economy caused the empire to break apart • Over the next several hundred years, a number of groups ruled part of Babylonia.

  11. Assyrian Empire • 900-600 B.C. • Assyrians were warlike people. • Briefly had small empire before being conquered by Hammurabi. • Assyrians had many great kings. • Largest empire that lasted for over 300 years.

  12. Assyrian Empire • Professional/Vicious army. • Ruthless and cruel. • Perfected use of horses and iron weapons in battle. • The first to use battering rams. • Extremely good at siege warfare.

  13. Assyrian Empire • Largest empire to date • Territory was too big to control. • With the army stretched to thin, the Assyrians could not fight off neighbors who rose up against them. • Over-run by Babylonians, Scythians, and Medes.

  14. Neo-Babylonian Empire • 605-539 B.C. • Neo means “new”. • Who was their most famous king?

  15. Neo-Babylonian Empire • Nebuchadrezzar rebuilt Babylon. • Under his guidance, Babylon became a great city famous for its Hanging Gardens. • Babylonians were skilled in math and astronomy. • 60 min. hour and 7 day week.

  16. Neo-Babylonian Empire • Empire only lasted for 75 years. • Conquered by Cyrus the Great, the leader of the Persian empire (modern day Iran).

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