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Chapter 4
Lesson 2
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The First Empires
By 2400BC Sumer city-state power is weakened
Powerful kingdoms rise in northern Mesopotamia and Syria
EmpiresThrough conquest and trade
empires spread over wide regions.
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Sargon
Ruler of the Akkad kingdom
2340 BC conquered remaining Sumer city-states
King of Sumer and Akkad
Formed world’s first empire Soon controlled all of Mesopotamia Lasted more than 200 years
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Amorites
1800 BC conquered Mesopotamia
Babylon
Grandest city
Banks of the Euphrates River (modern day Iraq)
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Hammurabi
1792 BC Amorite king conquered north and south
Created the Babylonian Empire
Stretched from Persian Gulf to Mediterranean Sea
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Hammurabi’s Code
Law code for his empire
Posted for all to read
Dealt with crimes, farming, business, marriage, and family
Listed a punishment for each crime
Stricter than the old Sumerian law
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Hammurabi’s Code
Punishment matched the seriousness
Meant to limit punishment and stop blood feuds
Protected the less powerful Ex. Wife abuse
BASIS FOR LAW CODES
IN ROME & GREECE
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Assyrian Empire
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The Assyrians
1,000 years AFTER Hammurabi
Located in present day Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq
MILITARY
Large and powerful
1st- defense
2nd- take over new land
900 BC
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Assyrian Army
Well trained, disciplined About 50,000 soldiers
Infantry Foot soldiers
Cavalry Horse-back riding soldiers
Charioteers
Fought with slingshots, bows & arrows, swords, and spears
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Mean People
Robbed people, set crops on fire, destroyedtowns and dams
Took tribute
Forced payments
Drove people from their homes
Stories of their brutality spread
People started to surrender WITHOUT afight
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Key to Military Success:
IRON WEAPONS
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Assyrian Kings & Government
Capital in Nineveh (along the Tigris River)
Kings divided land into provinces
Political districts
Built roads to connect them
Chose government officials
Govern, collect taxes, carry out laws
Soldier stations
Defended provinces and the roads
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Life in Assyria
Built on what they learned from previous civilizations
Law codesHarsher than before
Writing based on Babylonian writing
Worshipped many of the same gods
Made large temples and palaces
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World’s First Library
Located in Nineveh
Under the instruction of KingAshurbanipal
Held 25,000 tablets of stories & songs to the gods
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Assyrian Life
Farming and trading were both important
Brought in wood and metal from far away places
BUILDING SUPPLIES AND WEAPONS
RULED FOR OVER 300 YEARS
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The ChaldeanEmpire
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Stand Up
People finally rebelled against Assyrian rule
Fighting broke out…
Who would be the
next King???????
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The Fight Is On
1000 BC- Southern Mesopotamia People never liked the Assyrians
Pushed Assyrians out of Uruk
The Medes joined in
612 BC: captured NinevehBurned it to the ground
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The New Empire
King Nabopolassar and his son, Nebuchadnezzar created new empire
Descendants of the Babylonian Empire
Regained their control
Sometimes called “New Babylonian”
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Greatness of Babylon
Rebuilt Babylon
Largest and richest city in the world
Brick walls surrounded the entire city
Protected by soldiers
Grand palaces and temples were in the middle
Huge ziggurat (seen for miles)
Palace
Equal in size to the ziggurat
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Hanging Gardens
Giant staircase of greenery
Terraced gardens
Complex system of irrigation
Large plants
Street next to Hanging Gardens
Limestone, marble, blue glaze tile
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Marduk
God of Babylon
Gold statue pulled through Babylon once a year
Brought peace and bigger crops.
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Babylon Advancing
Built more canals
Cause more fertile land
Collected high taxes and tributes
Paid for his buildings and defense
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“In magnificence, there is no other city that approaches it.”
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Life in New Babylon
Outside city center: houses and marketplaces
Pottery, clothing, baskets
MAJOR TRADE ROUTE
Caravans would always stop
People made lots of money
Under Assyrians: Poor
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Scientific Achievements
Astronomers
Mapped stars, planets, phases of the moon
Gods showed plans in sky
Invented one of the first sundials
Measures time
First to follow a 7 day week
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Fall of Empire
Nebuchadnezzar died
Weak rulers followed
Poor harvest
Slow trade
NO MONEY
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End of an Empire
539 BC: Persians captured Babylon
Now part of the Persian Empire
Left it alone.
Kept its culture.
Did not want to destroy all of its accomplishments
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