1. How long did the Akkadian Empire last? 140 years
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How long did the Akkadian Empire last?
140 years
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2. Warm-up 10/13/14 What’s the capital of the Akkadian Empire? Agade
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What’s the capital of the Akkadian Empire?
Agade
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3. Warm-up 10/15/14 What city was the place to go if you wanted to trade?
BABYLON
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4. Warm-up 10/16/14 Who is the ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire?
Nebuchadnezzar II
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7. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
C.6 What happened to the Sumerians and who ruled Mesopotamia after them?
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8. CAPITALS Akkadian Empire - Agade Babylonian Empire - Babylon
Assyrian Empire - Ninevah
Neo-Babylonian - Babylon

9. Empires in Mesopotamia
Frequent warfare weakened Sumer’s city-states.
Each new invader adapted parts of Sumerian culture into its own society.

10. Sargon’s Akkadian Empire
2330 BCE
Sargon I – first to create a permanent army
Conquered all of Sumer and northern Mesopotamia.
Akkadian was the world’s first empire.

11. Continued…
Used cuneiform as the main language for religion and literature.
Kept the power of the priesthood
Empire lasted for 140 years
Spread Sumerian culture
Tribes from the east invaded and captured Akkad.

12. Babylonian Empire King – Hammurabi Code of law –”eye for an eye”
Postal services and roads
Made Marduk the official god
Agriculture and trade flourished
City of Babylon became the trade center

13. Assyrian kings (lots of kings)
Ninus years. Semiramis Ninaus (Ninyas?) who is called Zamis the son of Ninus and Semiramis; he reigned 38 years. Arius years. Aralius Xerxes Armamithres Belochos Balaeus Sethos Mamuthos Aschalius Sphaerus Mamulus Spartheos

14. 5. Assyrian Empire Cruel and well trained army.
Used new weapons. (movable towers battering rams)
Known for their bas-relief sculptures.
Palaces were built on tall mounds (looked up to leaders)

15. 6. Neo-Babylonian Empire
Capital city – back to Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar II.
Known for the Hanging Gardens.
Skilled in math and astronomy .
Invented the sundial.
Inner city walls with towers for archers.

16. All 4 empires had the same problem, what was it?
It was difficult to defend such a large area!

17. C.6 Vocab Quiz aqueduct capital siege bas-relief astronomy tribute
Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another for protection.
A sculpture in which the image projects out from a flat surface.
A city that is the center of government.
A pipe or channel that brings water from distant places.
A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender.
The study of stars and planets.