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Warm Up
What is an empire?
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It is a large territory where several groups of people are ruled
by a single powerful leader or government
Examples empires
How is power obtained?
Warm Up
Come in, pick up your spirals, and sit quietly until further
directions from Mrs. Law
Invaders, Traders, and Empire
Builders
The Empires of Mesopotamia
Learning Target
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I will know how power was transferred to different
Empires in Mesopotamia.
Decline of Mesopotamia
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Mesopotamia had supplies of water and fertile land, so it
attracted other groups who wanted to control the region.
AND because there were few natural barriers to prevent
invasions, and because of the independent nature of the
city-states, the Sumerian city-states fell to invaders
around 2300 B.C.E.
However, the culture (5 characteristics of a civilization)
they developed became the core and foundations of later
empires in the region!
Farming to City States to Civilizations to
Empires
It is a large territory where
several groups of people
are ruled by a single
powerful leader or
government
Farming
When building an empire,
they first concur other
lands using their power to
keep the land under their
control
Neolithic Era
City
States
An early city that was like a small,
independent country with its own
laws and government
Sumer-with independent City
States
Land = money = power
Civilizations
Civilization is a culture marked
by developments in arts,
sciences, government, and social
structure
Akkadians will concur
Sumer City states, creating
an empire ruled under one
powerful leader or
government
Powerful city-states expanded
to control much of
Mesopotamia.
Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire
Empires
Empires of Mesopotamia
Empires of Mesopotamia Activity
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On page 44, you are going to be creating a timeline of
the following Empires of Mesopotamia:
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Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Neo Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire
You are to use pages 51 through 59 in your textbook to
complete this task
Draw this Graphic Organizer on page 44
Akkadian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Using pages 51-59, for each empire answer:
WHEN-Did they rule
WHO-Was the most famous leader
HOW-Did they rule (how did they maintain
power)
WHAT-Is their major contribution to the world
WHY-Did the Empire fall (lose control)
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Akkadian Empire
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Babylonian Empire
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Assyrian Empire
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Neo-Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Battering Ram, Moveable Tower,
and Aqueducts
From Neo Babylonia to the Persian Empire
From Mesopotamia to the Persian Empire
Critical Thinking
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How do empires change the lives of people who live in
them?
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Empires encourage trade and may bring peace to their
peoples
Peoples of several cultures share ideas, technology,
customs
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Critical Thinking
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Why is Hammurabi one of the most famous rulers in
history? Would his leadership style work today?
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How did Hammurabi control his huge empire?
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Hammurabi—powerful Amorite king who ruled from 1792 to
1750 B.C.
extended empire across Mesopotamia, Fertile Crescent
appointed governors, tax collectors, judges to control lands
watched over agriculture, trade, construction
Critical Thinking
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Why did Hammurabi create a law code?
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Hammurabi wanted code of law to control vast empire of many
peoples
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code of law—set of written rules for people to obey
studied set of existing rules, combined them into single code of law
What was the purpose of Hammurabi’s Code?
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Code formed idea that government should provide protection,
justice
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Spread idea that society should be run by rule of law
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Hammurabi wanted to end personal revenge as a way to solve problems
law is applied to all people, not just a few
Code was written in cuneiform, displayed on pillars near temple
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suggests everyone has a right to know laws and punishments
Recap
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Sargon of Akkad built an empire of many different peoples
under one ruler and one government.
Hammurabi expanded the Babylonian Empire and brought its
peoples together by wise government.
Hammurabi created a single code of law that set up welldefined rules of treatment for all.
For several hundred years a number of groups ruled in
Mesopotamia.
The next great Empire created by a warlike people called the
Assyrians.
Then came the Neo Babylonians and the Persians
Why It Matters Now...
 Hammurabi's Code established the idea that rule of law is an
important part of society. It is “Rule of Law” that guarantees
fair treatment is practiced in most countries today.
Mesopotamia Processing
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Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire
Why were there so many transitions of power in
Mesopotamia over time?
Complete on page 43 of your spiral