1. Sumerian Life
Social Studies

2. War in the City States
City-states in Mesopotamia often went to war with each other
More farm land.

4. The Akkadians Conquers northern Mesopotamia
Sargon – king of the Akkadians
Permanent Army
Establishes an Empire
Becomes the world’s first Emperor
Finally kicked out by the City State of UR
Not Summarians,

6. Sumerian Epics Invention of Writing led to the creation of literature.
EPICS – long poems that tell the story of a hero
Epic of Gilgamesh – a Legendary Sumerian King

8. gilgamesh and enkidu

10. Rise of Babylon
Once a Sumerian City, but now ruled by a foreign King Hammurabi
Conquered all of Mesopotamia
Hammurabi’s Code
Conquered by the Hittites
Chariots

13. Phoenicians Wealthy trading society using the Mediterranean Sea
Traded Cedar
Best Sailors in the Ancient World
Established new Colonies around the Mediterranean

17. What was the Phoenicians most Important Achievement?
The ALPHABET!
Spread along trade routes