Students will distinguish between the various groups who controlled the Fertile Crescent after Babylon fell and create a timeline using source documents to list who ruled Mesopotamia at various times.

Warm Up: Analyze: Why was it important for Hammurabi to be both a skilled leader on the battle field and a smart manager of laws?

Homework Read pages define the 4 key terms and places AND answer questions 1-3 all parts.

Bye, Bye Babylon Soon after the death of Hammurabi the once great city of Babylon declined in power.

Copy Cats Influenced by Babylon and other Sumerian civilizations various other civilizations developed around the outside area of the Fertile Crescent.

Hittites and Kassites (1595BC until around 1200BC Located in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) The first civilization to master iron work Developed the skillful use of chariots. Turn and Talk: What advantages do you think these inventions gave them over other civilizations?

Assyrians (Around 1200BC until 1125 BC and again from 900BC until 625BC) Located Northern Mesopotamia Strong and organized Army Would attack and destroy villages prior to full invasion One King ruled over multiple local leaders Built roads to link areas directly Horseback messengers

Chaldeans (612BC) Took advantage of Assyrians after they had fought a series of long wars Major contributions to astronomy and how the stars moved through the sky Kept political records Kept log of the weather Developed and solved complex geometry problems

Phoenicians Largely urban based people Most of their trade was based on cedar wood (very strong and water resistant) Bordered by mountains and hostile enemies had to use water routes for trade Silverwork and ivory also major trade items

First written alphabet Turn and Talk: Why is a written alphabet more useful than written symbols?

Work Time: In your groups discuss and answer the leveled question assigned to your group Group A: Why do you think the development of iron work led to the down fall of Babylon? Group B: Where do we see influences of Assyrian society in our present day society? Group C: The development of the first alphabet led to the creation of many plays, stories and other arts. What connections can be made between the creation of an alphabet and an increase in creative works.