1. City-States to Empire…

2. City
City States- walled cities

3. City Center-Ziggurat

4. POLYtheisim- worship of many Gods
Theocracy- govenrment controlled by religious leaders

5. Epic of Gilgamesh- World’s Oldest Story

6. EMPIRE
Large territory where several groups of people are ruled by a single powerful leader or government

7. King Sargon-established 1st empire- AKKAD
Strong King, skilled general
Defeated the king of Uruk and then controlled all of Mesoptamia
Akkad ruled Sumer- but they still maintained irrigation systems and cuneiform

8. Stele: stone slab on which a picture is carved

9. Victory Stele- created to celebrate military victory of Sargon’s grandson

10. Hammurabi- King of Babylon

11. Code of Hammurabi

13. Ashurbanipal- King of Assyria
North of Babylon
Fierce warriors- advanced weapons and military equipment
Used horses and iron weapons in battle
“Siege Machine”

14. Chaldea/ Babylonia King Nebuchadnezzar expanded empire
Built inner and outer walls around the city of Babylon with moats and guard towers
Fierce warriors, cruel to defeated peoples

15. Hanging Gardens of Babylon

19. Persian Empire Land we now call Iran (east of the Zagros Mountains)
Expanded to include all of Mesopotamia, Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), Cannaan (Israel), Egypt, India and parts of Europe
Cyrus was the 1st leader, then Alexander the Great