Empires Of Mesopotamia

1. Akkadians take over Mesopotamia
1. Empire fell because of outside invaders.
2. Unstable empire because of rebellious city-states
3. Sargon creates the first empire
2. Assyrians take over Mesopotamia
1. Led by Shamshi-Adad
2. Center of power in Nothern Meopotamia city-state of Assur
3. Powerful military with efficient government and strong treaties
3. Babylonians conquer the Assyrians
1. Power centered in the South in Babylon
2. Wrote down the 1st set of laws
3. Hammurabi was leader
  1. He had tax collectors, judge and governer
4. New Assyrians take over Meopotamia
1. Looted surrounding areas
2. Murdered, tortured and enslaved enemies
3. Conquered Persian gulf to Egypt: Turkey
4. Tiglath-Pilesar III was leader
5. Neo-Babylonians become the dominant force in Mesopotamia
1. Great traders and conquerers
2. Known as both traders and conquerers
3. Created hanging gardens
4. Nebuchadnezzar
  1. Started "Babylonian Captivity"
  2. Destroyed Solomon's Temple
6. Persian Empire expands into Mesopotamia
1. Ended "Babylonian Captivity"
2. Cyrus the great was welcomed by people
3. Persian began in modern Iraq
City-States start to develop in Sumer
1. Lugal-gal takes over rule from priests
2. More powerful city-states take over others
3. 1st form of writing

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