Download The fall of Sumerian City States

Mesopotamia
A.K.A=Fertile Crescent,
Sumeria, Iraq today
Located between Tigris and
Euphrates
First known civilization
Invented wheel
Government
Formed city-statesAssembled record keeping
through Cuneiform
Built cities out of sun baked
mud
The fall of Sumerian
City States
Ask yourself “Why do
civilizations ‘fall’ or
become subject to
someone else?”
Causes for fall of citystates
Constant internal fightingweakening one another
Could not ward off attacks
of outsiders
Lack of unity
(exGreek city states, Europe!)
Ask yourself, “What
is an Empire?”
An Empire is…
An empire brings together
several peoples, nations, or
previously independent
states under the control of
one ruler.
(examples-Rome,
Byzantine, Mongol, etc
Rise of the Akkadians
Led by Sargon in 2350 B.C.
World’s first empire
Semitic peoples from the
north
Adopt Sumerian culture and
spread it!
Last for about 200 years
Sargon:
Akkadian Empire in
Mesopotamia:
Akkadians fall
Internal fighting
Famine
Outside invasions
Babylonians
Amorites that conquer fertile
crescent in 2000 B.C.
Establish city at Babylon
Height under Hammurabi (don’t
forget his code!)
Government bores responsibility
for what occurs in society
Fades out around 1500 B.C.
Hammurabi sets out code:
So What?
Rise and fall of civilizations,
what are the factors?
Is this relevant today?
What is the difference
between a civilization and
an empire?
What was the writing in
Mesopotamia known as?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sanskrit
Calligraphy
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Would this Mesopotamian structure
be known as a Ziggurat?
A. Yes
B. No
Was Mesopotamia the first
permanent settlement?
A. Yes
B. No
The two most important rivers of
Mesopotamia were
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Ganges
Haung He and Yangtze
Nile and Rubicon
This man was known as one of the
first peoples to write a code of
laws..what was his name?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sargon
Aketon
Hammurabi
Kakemono