Early Civilizations
... – Au was the god of sky. – Enil was the god of wind. – Enki was the god of earth and ...
... – Au was the god of sky. – Enil was the god of wind. – Enki was the god of earth and ...
The Empires of Mesopotamia
... surplus – An amount that is left over after a need has been met. By 3500 B.C., the region of Sumer had many growing cities. However, due to long distances separating the cities, no ruler united all the Sumerian cities. Each Sumerian city acted as a state, with its own special god or goddess, it’ ...
... surplus – An amount that is left over after a need has been met. By 3500 B.C., the region of Sumer had many growing cities. However, due to long distances separating the cities, no ruler united all the Sumerian cities. Each Sumerian city acted as a state, with its own special god or goddess, it’ ...
city-states
... The Cradle of Civilization • Sumerian civilization emerged c. 3500 B.C. in the southern region of Mesopotamia (“the land between two rivers”) • The Sumerians are credited with developing the first civilization in world history ...
... The Cradle of Civilization • Sumerian civilization emerged c. 3500 B.C. in the southern region of Mesopotamia (“the land between two rivers”) • The Sumerians are credited with developing the first civilization in world history ...
Mesopotamia - Mr. BH Gard
... Sargon I (of Akkad) conquers Sumer in the south and then north, uniting all city states of Mesopotamia –First empire builder (many different peoples, lands controlled by one ruler) ...
... Sargon I (of Akkad) conquers Sumer in the south and then north, uniting all city states of Mesopotamia –First empire builder (many different peoples, lands controlled by one ruler) ...
MESOPOTAMIA notes
... Fertile Crescent. This area, that stretched from the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea down to the Persian Gulf, had fertile soil and was where many ...
... Fertile Crescent. This area, that stretched from the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea down to the Persian Gulf, had fertile soil and was where many ...
Mesopotamia - Cinnaminson
... Abraham, a citizen of the city of Ur. Around 2000BC, God told Abraham to leave his native land. Abraham and his followers wandered through the desert to settle in Canaan. Canaan is on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea on land that is part of the modern nation of Israel. Abraham's decedents ...
... Abraham, a citizen of the city of Ur. Around 2000BC, God told Abraham to leave his native land. Abraham and his followers wandered through the desert to settle in Canaan. Canaan is on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea on land that is part of the modern nation of Israel. Abraham's decedents ...
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.