Assyria
... North Mesopotamia Reaches west to the Euphrates river and east to Lake Urmi (now Iran). Approximately the size of Kansas Major Cities- Ashur (original capital), Nineveh (later capital), and Kalakh. Taurus and Zagros mountains ...
... North Mesopotamia Reaches west to the Euphrates river and east to Lake Urmi (now Iran). Approximately the size of Kansas Major Cities- Ashur (original capital), Nineveh (later capital), and Kalakh. Taurus and Zagros mountains ...
Social Studies Study Guide
... absolute power tributary mouth of a river empire delta Standard of Ur ...
... absolute power tributary mouth of a river empire delta Standard of Ur ...
Ancient Near East Notes
... citadel: A citadel is a bastion, or a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle. Sargon: Sargon of Akkad ruled over the loosely linked groups of cities known as Sumer. His name means "true king". He introduced the concept of royal power based on unswerving loyalty to the king ...
... citadel: A citadel is a bastion, or a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle. Sargon: Sargon of Akkad ruled over the loosely linked groups of cities known as Sumer. His name means "true king". He introduced the concept of royal power based on unswerving loyalty to the king ...
Mesopotamia - Net Start Class
... They were a war-like people from Asia Minor, who invaded Mesopotamia and defeated the Babylonians. The Hittites were 1st known people to smelt iron. They used the iron to make weapons. Their kings were considered to be gods and their laws were not as harsh. Most involved paying fines. The Assy ...
... They were a war-like people from Asia Minor, who invaded Mesopotamia and defeated the Babylonians. The Hittites were 1st known people to smelt iron. They used the iron to make weapons. Their kings were considered to be gods and their laws were not as harsh. Most involved paying fines. The Assy ...
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... 9. What is the system called that the Sumerians developed for counting? sexagesimal 10. Who eventually conquered all of the Sumerian cities? King Sargon 11. Why were the Assyrians able to conquer the region after the fall of King Sargon’s empire? they had iron weapons Part 2 1. What did the Ancient ...
... 9. What is the system called that the Sumerians developed for counting? sexagesimal 10. Who eventually conquered all of the Sumerian cities? King Sargon 11. Why were the Assyrians able to conquer the region after the fall of King Sargon’s empire? they had iron weapons Part 2 1. What did the Ancient ...
Geography and the Fertile Crescent
... Southwest Asia, stretching from modern day Turkey to Iraq to the Persian Gulf ◦ Also known as the Fertile Crescent; why? ...
... Southwest Asia, stretching from modern day Turkey to Iraq to the Persian Gulf ◦ Also known as the Fertile Crescent; why? ...
City-States of Ancient Sumer
... part of Mesopotamia. Few building materials – No rocks or wood built with mud. ...
... part of Mesopotamia. Few building materials – No rocks or wood built with mud. ...
From Out of the Mesopotamian Mud
... mountains • Storms and floods also started in the mountains before coming down into the plains. • Mountains were seen as home of the gods • Sin could bring retribution from the gods; not only on yourself, but also the entire village. These punishments took the form of natural disasters: storms, floo ...
... mountains • Storms and floods also started in the mountains before coming down into the plains. • Mountains were seen as home of the gods • Sin could bring retribution from the gods; not only on yourself, but also the entire village. These punishments took the form of natural disasters: storms, floo ...
Iraq: the cradle of Western civilization
... believed to have been 300 feet high and may have been the basis for the Tower of Babel in the Book of Genesis. ...
... believed to have been 300 feet high and may have been the basis for the Tower of Babel in the Book of Genesis. ...
Study Guide
... 11. Trace the development of the empires in Mesopotamia, which includes the Akkadian Empire, Babylonian Empire, Assyrian Empire, and Chaldean Empire. 12. Recite from memory five laws from Hammurabi’s code. Be able to explain its background and significance. 13. Analyze the rise and fall of the Assy ...
... 11. Trace the development of the empires in Mesopotamia, which includes the Akkadian Empire, Babylonian Empire, Assyrian Empire, and Chaldean Empire. 12. Recite from memory five laws from Hammurabi’s code. Be able to explain its background and significance. 13. Analyze the rise and fall of the Assy ...
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.