Reading History #8: Hammurabi`s Reign
... Hammurabi succeeded in establishing the Babylonian Empire through a series of wars against neighboring kings. One of Hammurabi’s steeles upon which he is styled ‘King of the Amorites’ has been discovered as far north as Diyarbakir, a Kurdish city on the Tigris in southeastern Turkey. After conquerin ...
... Hammurabi succeeded in establishing the Babylonian Empire through a series of wars against neighboring kings. One of Hammurabi’s steeles upon which he is styled ‘King of the Amorites’ has been discovered as far north as Diyarbakir, a Kurdish city on the Tigris in southeastern Turkey. After conquerin ...
Second Reading Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia
... city chose a tough fighter who could command the city’s soldiers. At first, a commander’s power ended as soon as the war was over. After 3000 B.C., wars between cities became more and more frequent. Gradually, Sumerian priests and people gave commanders permanent control of standing armies. In time, ...
... city chose a tough fighter who could command the city’s soldiers. At first, a commander’s power ended as soon as the war was over. After 3000 B.C., wars between cities became more and more frequent. Gradually, Sumerian priests and people gave commanders permanent control of standing armies. In time, ...
The First Civilization From hunter-gatherers to simple
... Complex Institutions An "institution" is a group of people who have a specific purpose Examples of institutions: schools, churches, army The largest and most important building in Sumer was the temple...it was called a ZIGGURAT The ziggurat was not just a temple, it was the center of city life It w ...
... Complex Institutions An "institution" is a group of people who have a specific purpose Examples of institutions: schools, churches, army The largest and most important building in Sumer was the temple...it was called a ZIGGURAT The ziggurat was not just a temple, it was the center of city life It w ...
MESOPOTAMIA UNIT TEST - Bathurst High School
... Answer the following questions in one or two proper paragraphs. Paragraphs should be 4-6 sentences in length. Be sure to include an introduction and concluding sentence, as well as your supporting ideas. 1. What is Hammurabi’s “code of laws”? What was the purpose of creating these laws? Why is Hammu ...
... Answer the following questions in one or two proper paragraphs. Paragraphs should be 4-6 sentences in length. Be sure to include an introduction and concluding sentence, as well as your supporting ideas. 1. What is Hammurabi’s “code of laws”? What was the purpose of creating these laws? Why is Hammu ...
Akkad: The First World Empire: Structure, Ideology, Traditions
... ancient historiography, and all the extraneity to our own historiography. The ancient scribes valued the Akkad kings as prototypes, as mode1s for proper (Sargon) or improper (Naram-Sin) behavior, and as authors of unsurpassed achievements, to be challenged by every king eager for perennial fame. The ...
... ancient historiography, and all the extraneity to our own historiography. The ancient scribes valued the Akkad kings as prototypes, as mode1s for proper (Sargon) or improper (Naram-Sin) behavior, and as authors of unsurpassed achievements, to be challenged by every king eager for perennial fame. The ...
9.14 HW Mesopotamia Video Analysis
... Unit 1 - Neolithic Revolution and River Valley Civilizations Video Analysis: Mesopotamia - Homework Directions: While watching the Crash Course: Mesopotamia video, answer the questions listed below. This is interactive, so you will need to stop, pause, and rewind the video in order to answer the que ...
... Unit 1 - Neolithic Revolution and River Valley Civilizations Video Analysis: Mesopotamia - Homework Directions: While watching the Crash Course: Mesopotamia video, answer the questions listed below. This is interactive, so you will need to stop, pause, and rewind the video in order to answer the que ...
READING NOTES 6
... Section 6.7: Life Under the Assyrians 1. In the stele to the right, draw and label pictures to illustrate the cultural achievements of the Assyrian Empire. Then complete these sentences: This stele represents the Assyrian cultural achievement of . . . ________________________________________________ ...
... Section 6.7: Life Under the Assyrians 1. In the stele to the right, draw and label pictures to illustrate the cultural achievements of the Assyrian Empire. Then complete these sentences: This stele represents the Assyrian cultural achievement of . . . ________________________________________________ ...
If - yardvmc
... • Sumerians were the first people known to use a wheel. – They either invented it or borrowed the idea from earlier settlers in Mesopotamia. – Wheeled carts and the sail, another Sumerian invention, enabled merchants to engage in long-distance trade. – Sumerians also used wheels on war chariots. – T ...
... • Sumerians were the first people known to use a wheel. – They either invented it or borrowed the idea from earlier settlers in Mesopotamia. – Wheeled carts and the sail, another Sumerian invention, enabled merchants to engage in long-distance trade. – Sumerians also used wheels on war chariots. – T ...
Akkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire /əˈkeɪdiən/ was an ancient Semitic empire centered in the city of Akkad /ˈækæd/ and its surrounding region, also called Akkad in ancient Mesopotamia. The empire united all the indigenous Akkadian-speaking Semites and the Sumerian speakers under one rule. The Akkadian Empire controlled Mesopotamia, the Levant, and parts of Iran.During the 3rd millennium BC, there developed a very intimate cultural symbiosis between the Sumerians and the Semitic Akkadians, which included widespread bilingualism. Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as a spoken language somewhere between the 3rd and the 2nd millennia BC (the exact dating being a matter of debate).The Akkadian Empire reached its political peak between the 24th and 22nd centuries BC, following the conquests by its founder Sargon of Akkad (2334–2279 BC). Under Sargon and his successors, Akkadian language was briefly imposed on neighboring conquered states such as Elam. Akkad is sometimes regarded as the first empire in history, though there are earlier Sumerian claimants.After the fall of the Akkadian Empire, the Akkadian people of Mesopotamia eventually coalesced into two major Akkadian speaking nations: Assyria in the north, and, a few centuries later, Babylonia in the south.