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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 __________________!