Ch3 Review Sheet / Packet
... 21. Sumer was considered the first civilization in ancient Mesopotamia. Explain the traits of a civilization and how they impacted the people of Sumer. ...
... 21. Sumer was considered the first civilization in ancient Mesopotamia. Explain the traits of a civilization and how they impacted the people of Sumer. ...
Fertile Crescent
... Defeated all the city-states of Sumer and conquered northern Mesopotamia Established world’s first empire, or land with different territories and peoples under a single rule ...
... Defeated all the city-states of Sumer and conquered northern Mesopotamia Established world’s first empire, or land with different territories and peoples under a single rule ...
MESOPOTAMIA Amulet: Head of Pazuzu, Demon of the South
... of these rooms evidently caused the bosses not to be used. The museum owns another boss from the same building, but of different shape and not so well preserved. The name Untashgal on the boss is that of the builder of Tchoga-Zanbil, one of the rulers of Elam in the 13th century B.C. The city seems ...
... of these rooms evidently caused the bosses not to be used. The museum owns another boss from the same building, but of different shape and not so well preserved. The name Untashgal on the boss is that of the builder of Tchoga-Zanbil, one of the rulers of Elam in the 13th century B.C. The city seems ...
Mesopotamia Reading Questions
... Use 4 adjectives to describe the Sumerians: _____________, _____________, _____________, ____________ Civilization Most civilizations must have what four elements? Element ...
... Use 4 adjectives to describe the Sumerians: _____________, _____________, _____________, ____________ Civilization Most civilizations must have what four elements? Element ...
Mesopotamia
... Abundance of food led to steady increase of population (farm, towns, cities) first city of the world ...
... Abundance of food led to steady increase of population (farm, towns, cities) first city of the world ...
Chapter 4, Lesson 1
... Hammurabi used governors to help him control the lands, sent out people to collect tax money, and appointed judges to help keep order ...
... Hammurabi used governors to help him control the lands, sent out people to collect tax money, and appointed judges to help keep order ...
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.