Download Study Guide #4: The Rise of Babylon and Hammurabi

Study Guide #4: Summary of Mesopotamia after the Sumerians
Akkadians
All of the ___ city-states in Ancient Mesopotamia fought against each other until
___________B.C.
-In 2300 B.C ___________ the Great conquers MOST of Mesopotamia.
-Sargon was born in the village of _______. (King of __________)
-King Sargon created the world’s very 1st _____________.
-Created the _______________Empire.
-The people that Sargon conquered were allowed to keep their own
_______________ identity.
-This would help him to govern and _______ such a large Empire
Sargon the Great would rule over his Empire for about _____ years
-He did not plan for a successor. He thought he would live ___________.
-_____ was the one city-state that fought against Sargon.
-After the death of Sargon, _______ was able to rule the Fertile _________.
Babylonians
-_______________ was able to gain control of the old Sumerian Empire by damming
key parts of the ______________ river.
-This gave him power because he was able to create terrible ________
downstream where the ______________ lived.
-Even gets servants to float ice downriver from high mountaintops so he can
____________ food! (World’s 1st ________________)
-Adopted the old Sumerian culture including using ______________.
-The world’s first _____________ were Babylonian inventions!!
Babylon was so beautiful that it even created the ___________ Gardens
-These would become one of the Ancient __________ of the World!
Hammurabi’s Code
- In ________ archaeologists discover a large stone pillar in ________.
-Written on it was Hammurabi’s ______ of Law.
-A Code of Law is a _________ set of laws that applies to
_________________ under a government.
-Hammurabi’s Code is the __________written law code in the world!!
-The goal of his law code is to protect the ______ from the strong.
-Over ___________ laws written down in cuneiform.
-Promote the idea of an ______ for an _______ and a _______ for a _______
-The Lesson: Let the _______________ fit the crime!
-Laws are created to protect the structure of __________.
After Hammurabi
-The Babylonian Empire collapses with the _________ of Hammurabi.
-The ______________ would quickly come to power.
-Then quickly ______ from power!
-Next came the __________________.
-Fierce warriors who treated ___________ in a cruel manner!
-Their reputation led many to ____________ without a fight!
-Set up their capital city in _______________.
-Next came the ______________
-Also called the _____ Babylonians.
-Greatest ruler was King ____________________________.
-Known for their fascinations with the _________
-Led to the practice of __________________.
-Finally came the __________________.
-In 539B.C King ________ defeats the _____ Babylonians
-This ends Mesopotamia __________________!