1.  The Biggest Achievements of the Four Empires of Mesopotamia By Joshua Darrish Babylon / Hanging Gardnes Of Semiramis. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 20 Feb 2014. http://quest.eb.com/images/109_115826

2. Essential Question  What were the most important achievements of the four empires? An Illustration Of A Question Mark. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 20 Feb 2014. http://quest.eb.com/images/115_3967287

3. Akkadian Empire The Akkadian Empire was a ruthless empire that had many achievements.  The Akkadians were the first empire to rule the city-states in Mesopotamia  Sargon, the king made a huge army to protect the empire by using tactical strategies  He made a rule that his son would be king after him

4. Babylonian Empire Next, the second empire, Babylonian Empire was a peaceful one with amazing achievements.  The king, Hammurabi created special codes to unify his empire  The codes covered trade, work, divorce, and marriage  Unfortunately, not everyone was equal, like fathers were more important than mothers

5. Assyrian Empire The third empire, the Assyrian Empire may have been a strong empire out of the others, but they also had achievements that had to do with peace.  They had many useful weapons like the battering ram and siege towers  The Assyrian Empire built canals and aqueducts for irrigation systems  They made bas-reliefs for art which was decorated on the palaces

6. Neo-Babylonian Empire The fourth and final main empire was the Neo-Babylonian Empire which was the return of the Babylonian Empire. They had even better achievements than before.  The Neo-Babylonian Empire created moats filled with water around the empire  Nebuchadnezzar, the king decided to recreate the ziggurat idea with plants hanging down  They enjoyed math and science, so they invented the sun dial, 60 minutes to an hour, and the 7 day week cycle

7. The Best of the Best The best empire to live in would be the Assyrian Empire.  They were very protective of the citizens of the empire to make sure that they were safe  At the same time, they were peaceful and made magnificent art and beautiful palaces  Finally, everyone was fed due to expert farmers and aqueducts