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The Biggest Achievements of the Four Empires of Mesopotamia

The Biggest Achievements of the Four Empires of Mesopotamia. By Joshua Darrish. Essential Question. What were the most important achievements of the four empires?. Akkadian Empire. The Akkadian Empire was a ruthless empire that had many achievements .

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The Biggest Achievements of the Four Empires of Mesopotamia

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  1. The Biggest Achievements of the Four Empires of Mesopotamia By Joshua Darrish Babylon / Hanging Gardnes Of Semiramis. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 20 Feb 2014. http://quest.eb.com/images/109_115826

  2. Essential Question • What were the most important achievements of the four empires? An Illustration Of A Question Mark. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 20 Feb 2014. http://quest.eb.com/images/115_3967287

  3. Akkadian Empire The Akkadian Empire was a ruthless empire that had many achievements. • The Akkadians were the first empire to rule the city-states in Mesopotamia • Sargon, the king made a huge army to protect the empire by using tactical strategies • He made a rule that his son would be king after him

  4. Babylonian Empire Next, the second empire, Babylonian Empire was a peaceful one with amazing achievements. • The king, Hammurabi created special codes to unify his empire • The codes covered trade, work, divorce, and marriage • Unfortunately, not everyone was equal, like fathers were more important than mothers

  5. Assyrian Empire The third empire, the Assyrian Empire may have been a strong empire out of the others, but they also had achievements that had to do with peace. • They had many useful weapons like the battering ram and siege towers • The Assyrian Empire built canals and aqueducts for irrigation systems • They made bas-reliefs for art which was decorated on the palaces

  6. Neo-Babylonian Empire The fourth and final main empire was the Neo-Babylonian Empire which was the return of the Babylonian Empire. They had even better achievements than before. • The Neo-Babylonian Empire created moats filled with water around the empire • Nebuchadnezzar, the king decided to recreate the ziggurat idea with plants hanging down • They enjoyed math and science, so they invented the sun dial, 60 minutes to an hour, and the 7 day week cycle

  7. The Best of the Best The best empire to live in would be the Assyrian Empire. • They were very protective of the citizens of the empire to make sure that they were safe • At the same time, they were peaceful and made magnificent art and beautiful palaces • Finally, everyone was fed due to expert farmers and aqueducts

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