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Maintaining Order in Mesopotamia

Maintaining Order in Mesopotamia. The Akkadian Empire. Sumer was made up of independent ______________-_______________ Around 2300 B.C. the _______________ conquered all of Mesopotamia Led by a great king named _____________ Created world’s first ____________

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Maintaining Order in Mesopotamia

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  1. Maintaining Order in Mesopotamia

  2. The Akkadian Empire • Sumer was made up of independent ______________-_______________ • Around 2300 B.C. the _______________ conquered all of Mesopotamia • Led by a great king named _____________ • Created world’s first ____________ (many different lands under one ruler) • Sargon used military skills to gain territory

  3. The Babylonian Empire • Eventually, the ______________ Empire fell to invaders • Once again, Sumer was made up of city-states • _________________, king of ________________conquered and reunited all of Mesopotamia (around 1792 B.C.)

  4. Hammurabi’s ____________ • Hammurabi was best known for his code of _____________ • Used to ______________his empire and preserve _____________ • Claimed the gods told him to create laws that applied to everyone in the empire • Written on a stele and placed in the temple for everyone to see

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