Download Ancient Mesopotamia: Later Peoples Note Guide

Name _____________________________________________________________ Period _________ Date ______________
Ancient Mesopotamia: Later Peoples Note Guide
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________________ groups were always at ________ with each other
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_________ - The city of _____ is destroyed
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The ________________ came to power after ___________
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________________ was one of the Babylonians best monarchs
o Monarch –
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_____________ made the ___________ Empire very powerful
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Hammurabi’s Code –
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__________________ was written down for everyone to see
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The _________ were a strong group in modern day Turkey (____________________)
o __________ were the first to master ______________
o They also invented the ______________
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Chariot –
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The _________________ conquered the Babylonians
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Soon, a group called the __________________ conquered ______ ______________
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The ________________ had a very strong __________
o They also set up the world’s first _______ at their capital city of __________
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The ________________ take over the _____________ Empire
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Most famous _______ of the _______________ is ______________________
o Rebuilt _______________
o Also built the _________________________________________
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________________ lived on the Mediterranean Sea in a land called _____________ and
were great sea ____________
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__________________ were expert ______________
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Phoenicians most important achievements was an _____________________
o Alphabet –
o ________________ alphabet is based on the _____________ alphabet
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Sumerians
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Name _____________________________________________________________ Period _________ Date ______________
Ancient Mesopotamia: Later Peoples Note Guide*
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________________ groups were always at war with each other
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_________ - The city of Ur is destroyed
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The ________________ came to power after Sumer
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________________ was one of the Babylonians best monarchs
o _______________ - A ruler of a kingdom or Empire
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_____________ made the Babylonian Empire very powerful
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_______________________ - A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
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__________________ was written down for everyone to see
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The _________ were a strong group in modern day Turkey (Asia minor)
o __________ were the first to master ironworking
o They also invented the ______________
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_______________ - Wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in battle
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The _________________ conquered the Babylonians
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Soon, a group called the __________________ conquered the Hittites
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The ________________ had a very strong army
o They also set up the world’s first _________ at their capital city of Nineveh
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The ________________ take over the Assyrian Empire
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Most famous _______ of the Chaldeans is ______________________
o Rebuilt _______________
o Also built the _________________________________________
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__________________ lived on the Mediterranean Sea in a land called Phoenicia and
were great sea ___________
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__________________ were expert sailors
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Phoenicians most important achievements was an _____________________
o ______________ - A set of letters that can be combined to form words
o English alphabet is based on the _____________ alphabet
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Sumerians
Chaldeans
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Hittites
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Name _____________________________________________________________ Period _________ Date ______________
Ancient Mesopotamia: Later Peoples Note Guide**
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Mesopotamian groups were always at war with each other
o The Sumerian group was the most powerful in the beginning
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2000BCE – the city of Ur is destroyed
o Now everyone wants to control Mesopotamia
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The Babylonians came to power after Sumer
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Hammurabi was one of the Babylonians best monarchs
o Monarch – A ruler of a kingdom or empire
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Hammurabi was a great war leader
o Conquered all of Mesopotamia
o Called it the Babylonian Empire
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Babylon was the capital city
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Hammurabi made the Babylonian Empire very powerful
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Hammurabi is most famous for his Code of Laws
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Hammurabi’s Code – A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
o Contained some ideas that are still in use today
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Hammurabi’s Code was written down for everyone to see
o Now everyone knew what the law said
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After Hammurabi died, Babylon slowly fell apart
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Different groups were battling each other for fertile land
o Land = Power
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The Hittites were a strong group in modern day Turkey (Asia minor)
o Hittites were one of the first to master ironworking
o They had the strongest weapons of the time
o They also invented the chariot
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Chariot – Wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle
The Hittites conquered the Babylonians
o Then their king was assassinated , and the kingdom fell apart
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Soon, a group called the Assyrians conquered the Hittites
o They were defeated very quickly by other groups
o Then, they re-conquered Mesopotamia
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Then they re-conquered the Hittites and even Egypt!
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The Assyrians had a very strong army
o They also set up the world’s first library at their capital city of Nineveh
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Later, the Assyrians started to battle each other
o Assyrian Empire becomes very weak
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Here come the Chaldeans!
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The Chaldeans take over the Assyrian Empire
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Most famous king for the Chaldeans is Nebuchadnezzar
o Rebuilt Babylon
o Also built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Phoenicians lived on the Mediterranean Sea in a land called Phoenicia and were
great se traders
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Couldn’t trade on land because of geography or unfriendly neighbors
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Phoenicians were expert sailors
o Sailed all over the Mediterranean and even into the Atlantic Ocean!
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Phoenicians started many new cities around the Mediterranean
o Including Carthage which later became a major city
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Phoenicians most important achievement was an alphabet
o Alphabet – A set of letters that can be combined to form words
o This made writing much easier
o English alphabet is based on the Phoenician alphabet
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Sumerians
Babylonians
Hittites
Assyrians
Chaldeans