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Babylon & Assyria

Babylon & Assyria. Chapter 2 – Lesson 3 Pages 66-71. The Land of Ashur. 400 miles north of Sumer was a city-state, Assyria. Different language and gods from Sumer, but used cuneiform and fought with other city-states. Farmed barley and raised dairy cattle. Cities: Ashur and Ninevah.

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Babylon & Assyria

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  1. Babylon & Assyria Chapter 2 – Lesson 3 Pages 66-71

  2. The Land of Ashur • 400 miles north of Sumer was a city-state, Assyria. • Different language and gods from Sumer, but used cuneiform and fought with other city-states. • Farmed barley and raised dairy cattle. • Cities: Ashur and Ninevah

  3. Babylonia • City-state of Babylon reunites southern Mesopotamia. • Silver, copper, timber, wine and other traded goods passed through the city. • Ruled by Hammurabi, a powerful king. • Built a dam on the Euphrates and used the threat of cutting off water to control the other city-states downriver.

  4. Hammurabi’s Code (Law) • Powerful ruler of Babylonian Empire • Acted as judge using Sumerian laws. • Wrote and distributed throughout the empire his set of laws. • Covered all aspects of life: • Divorce, personal injury, fines, slavery, etc.

  5. The Fall of Babylon • After the death of Hammurabi, Ashur and Ninevah break away from Babylon. • 1400BC-600BC many wars are fought between Assyria and Babylon for control of the fertile crescent. • By 600BC Assyria was the new empire.

  6. Assyrian Armies • Used war chariots, battering rams, and wooden towers to subdue their enemies. • Prisoners of war became slaves in their cities. • 689BC Assyrian forces destroy Babylon and flood the city with river water. • Babylon and allies destroy Ninevah in 611BC.

  7. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

  8. A Common Heritage • Assyria collected texts of Babylonia and Sumerian libraries.

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