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Later Mesopotamian Empires Section 2 Later Mesopotamian Empires

2400 B.C. Sumer’s power began to fade

Sargon I Akkad: Northern Mesopotamia, 2300 B.C. Created 1st empire (group of states under one ruler) United conquered city-states with Akkad

Language of Akkad Akkadian Semitic language similar to Hebrew and Arabic

Akkadian Religion Sumer was only used for religious purposes Akkadians worshipped Sumerian gods

Sargon’s Rule Used cuneiform Ruled about 50 years After his death, empire fell Separate city-states rose to power

Hammurabi Babylonian King 1800 B.C. – Amorites entered Tigris and Euphrates valley Conquered Akkad & Sumer Built Babylon

Hammurabi… Brought new culture (way of life) Adopted Sumerian culture Used Sumerian language Worshipped Sumerian gods, but gave them Babylonian names

Accomplishments of Hammurabi

Improved irrigation systems 53 - If a man neglects to reinforce the embankment of (the irrigation canal of) his field and does not reinforce its embankment, and then a breach opens in its embankment and allows the water to carry away the common irrigated area, the man in whose embankment the breach opened shall replace the grain whose loss he caused.

Changed religion

Reorganized tax system

Began government housing program

Improvement in a code of law Best known for…. Improvement in a code of law

Hammurabi’s Code of Laws Concerned with being fair and just Appointed royal judges Believed: innocent until proven guilty

If guilty … punished No prisons: fines or death Upper class was punished more severely

Babylon became important trade center They traded surplus (extra) products for money or goods