1. Maintaining Order in Mesopotamia

2. The Akkadian Empire
Sumer was made up of independent ______________-_______________
Around 2300 B.C. the _______________ conquered all of Mesopotamia
Led by a great king named _____________
Created world’s first ____________
(many different lands under one
ruler)
Sargon used military skills to gain
territory

4. The Babylonian Empire
Eventually, the ______________ Empire fell to invaders
Once again, Sumer was made up of city-states
_________________, king of ________________conquered and reunited all of Mesopotamia
(around 1792 B.C.)

6. Hammurabi’s ____________
Hammurabi was best known for his code of _____________
Used to ______________his empire and preserve _____________
Claimed the gods told him to create laws that applied to everyone in the empire
Written on a stele and placed in the temple for everyone to see