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Name _____________________________________________________ Period _________ Date__________________ Chapter 4 – Early Empires – Graphic organizer Empire Akkadian Empire Babylonian Empire Approx. 2350 – 2150 BC 1792 – 1750 BC Dates Leaders Sargon Hammurabi - f irst e mpire i n - A morite King Important world history Hammurabi took details Assyrian Empire 850 – 650 BC Chaldean (New Babylonian ) Empire 605 – 592 BC Ashurbanipal Nebuchadnezzar II - Babylon was capital city control - used a “mighty military - Sargon ruled - Nebuchadnezzar machine” and had over lands that - changed capital city drove the Egyptians advanced weapons, stretched of empire to Babylon out of Syria and tools . and techniques to through the captured trading help control Fertile Crescent - stretched across cities on the coast of neighboring lands. Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean. - capital city was other parts of the - cruel to capture people Agade Fertile Crescent - When the Hebrews - c ontrolled most of the rebelled against the Fertile Crescent. - people shared - Hammurabi Chaldeans, the Akkadian appointed governors - chose a governor or Nebuchadnezzar system of writing to help control the seized their capital native king from each lands, people city of Jerusalem and land to rule - fell apart collected taxes, and held the Hebrews - provided an army to because of judges helped keep captive in Babylon for protect all lands. attacks by order 50 years. outside people - required people to pay and fighting that - established a Code tribute in exchange for - Ishtar Gate, Tower took place of Law that had 282 army protection. of Babel, Hanging among city- laws to help bring gardens of Babylon - the enemies of the states within the justice for ALL Assyrians, the Medes empire people. and Chaldeans, joined Laws posted on together to revolt and pillars. defeat the Assyrians. - Assyria was located in northern Mesopotamia Persian Empire 550 – 486 BC Cyrus & Darius (& Xerxes) - Cyrus ruled with a policy of toleration - Cyrus allowed conquered people to keep their customs and beliefs - Cyrus collected tribute - Cyrus was a peaceful ruler - Darius expanded the empire as far east as India - Darius built the Royal Road to help unite the empire (messages, trade, military) - Darius set up a code of laws based on Hammurabi’s model - Darius used the idea of minted coins from the people he conquered
