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December 15, 2011
Time Line of the
Assyrians
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Mesopotamia
Sargon Empire(2334- 2134
B.C.)
Chaldea
Nebuchadnezzar II (550 B.C. till
end)
Babylon
Hammurabi (1792-1750 B.C.)
Assyria
Assyrian Empire (850- 550
B.C.)
Map of Ancient Assyria
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Mesopotamia Empire
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 Sargon of Akkad was the first empire in Mesopotamia.
He created this position 45000 years ago.
 The empire position not only controls people but
changes peoples lives.
 Sargon took control of both northern and southern
Mesopotamia.
 Over the years, Sargon controlled lands that stretched
in a curve from the Mediterranean Sea through the
Fertile Crescent
 Sargon’s conquest helped to let people know Akkadian
ideas such as the Akkadian writing system
Babylon Empire
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 After Sargon of Akkad went, a powerful Amorite king named
Hammurabi took in charge of the empire of Babylon
 To help Hammurabi control the land, he used governors such
as tax collectors and appointed judges to let people know his
rules
 Hammurabi soon created a number of laws called the code of
laws
 The code of law kept the people under control and
Hammurabi’s job became easier
 Hammurabi’s goal for the code of laws was to bring justice to
the people.
Code of Laws- Set of written rules for people to obey
Justice – Fair treatment of people to people
Assyrian Empire
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 The Assyrian king destroyed 89 cities, 820 villages and had burned
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the city of Babylon.
Enemies had iron weapons and battering rams for city wall.
The ruler of the Assyrians had to pay tribute.
If the rulers failed to pay tribute , the army destroyed cities in that
land.
The tribute brought money and goods into the empire’s treasury.
Enemies who were captured were allowed to choose there leader.
The Assyrians killed or made slaves of captives and also spread
enemy leaders and burned their cities.
Some captive people were forced to exile
Exile- Forced to move from homelands to other lands, often far away
Chaldean Empire
(New Babylonian Empire)
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 The Medes and the Chaldeans joined forces to defeat the
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Assyrians. They both are Assyrians enemies.
The force completely destroyed the city if Nineveh by burning
it to the ground.
The Chaldeans were led by Nebuchadnezzar II who drove the
Egyptians out of Syria and captured trading.
Nebuchadnezzar II built an artificial mountain covered with
trees and plant called the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his
wife to stay with him.
Weak rulers, internal conflicts about religion upset and
divided the Chaldeans which made it easy for Cyrus of Persia
to conquer the land.
Review Questions
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 Question- Why did the Assyrians get tribute from the ruler? What
happens if a ruler failed to?
Answer- The Assyrians got tribute from the ruler for them to pay the
Assyrian army for the people given protection.
 Question – Exile means what?
Answer- Forced to move from homelands to other lands, often far away
 Question- How did the Assyrian empire go out?
Answer- The Medes and the Chaldeans joined forces to defeat the
Assyrians. They both are Assyrians enemies.
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Review Questions
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Question- Why did Nebuchadnezzar II built the Hanging Gardens of
Babylon?
Answer- Nebuchadnezzar II built an artificial mountain covered with trees and
plant called the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife to stay with him.
 Who was the first empire in the civilization Mesopotamia?
Answer- Sargon of Akkad was the first empire in Mesopotamia. He created
this position 45000 years ago.
 Question- Why did Hammurabi create the code of law? What does it
mean?
 Answer- The code of law kept the people under control and Hammurabi’s
job became easier, also Hammurabi’s goal for the code of laws was to bring
justice to the people.
The code of laws means a written set of rules for people to obey.