SWBAT:-Identify characteristics of an Empire-describe how empires fall

October 16, 2015

Empire: Extension of political rule by one people over other peoples.

Unifying diverse people under one common rulehierarchy of subjects

What do you need to build an Empire?Means of Communication and Transportation:•Vast markets•Ports & Dock yards•Roads

System of Administration:

Uniform:LanguageCurrencyMeasurementsLegal system

Collects taxes

Two types of Empires

•Hegemony- impositions of foreign government by consent•Dominance-imposition of foreign government by force.

Empires are not staticThey rise & fall

Causes to Fall:•Failure of leadership•Overextension of Administration•Collapse of the economy•Doubts over ideology•Military defeat

SWBAT:-Discuss the importance of the 1st empires-Give examples of how The Akkadians & Babylonians were empires

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Earliest Empires:

AKKADIANS• Sargon (2334-2279)• Mesopotamia• 2350 Arabian Peninsula• Sargon I conquered cities from the Persian Gulf to the

Mediterranean• Capital city Agade (Akkad)

Government Administration

• Administration Tablets of Akkad Dynasty• “Sons of Akkad” • Akkad Language•Used former rulers as governors• Standardized Measurements in length, area, dry &

liquid quantities

•Sumerian culture was strong enough to influence even their conquerors.

Waves of Invaders:A. Babylonian Empire:•Hammurabi (1792 – 1750)•Admin. Network lasted 250 years

B. Hittites (Indo-Europeans)•2 wheeled chariots• Iron workings•Conquered Babylonian Empire• scuffles with Egypt

III. Early EmpiresC. Babylonian Empire & The Code of

Hammurabi* Criminal v. Civil Law

Assyrian Empire “A City Bathed in Blood”A. Defeated areas of Palestine, Babylonia & Egypt

I. Assyria acquired a large empire between 850-650 b.c.eB. Accomplished by Military organization and state of the art weapons

II. Origins

A. From Northern MesopotamiaA1. Geography

B. Developed warlike behavior to fight off attacksC. Empire from East and North of the Tigris River

through central Egypt

The Assyrian Empire

III. Military Organization and Conquest

A. Society glorified military strengthA2. Weapons- Iron swords , iron pointed spears,

archers, iron shields

SIEGE WARFAREAND TERROR!!!!!

Assyrian Military Power

Assyrian soldiers carrying away the enemy’s

gods.

C. Captured Cities- Assyrians showed no mercy to people they captured

C1. Bounty on peoples heads- reward for the heads of enemy soldiers

C2. Enslaved or killed people of the city they captured

IV. Governing LandsA. Assyrian officials governed area closest to

AssyriaA1. Assyrian Capital was established at Nineveh

B. Chose rulers to govern areas conquered, armies protected the new areas

C. New lands brought taxes and tribute to Assyria

Nineveh

V. Empire Crumbles

A.Assyrian’s brutality created many enemies

B.612 b.c.e combined armies of Medes and Chaldeans burned Nineveh to the ground.

Assyrian Achievements

•Library of Nineveh, which had more than 20,000 cuneiform tablets, which were collected across the empire – one being the Epic of Gilgamesh

I. Middle Kingdom(2000-1650 b.c.e.)A. Conquered by Nubia

B. 2nd Intermediate Period (1650-1550 b.c.e)B1. Immigrant Semitic group- HYKSOS ruled lower Egypt•Introduced Bronze making tech.•Horse & Chariot

II. New Kingdom (1550- 1070 b.c.e.)A. Ran out the Hyksos into PalestineA1. Became involved w/ the Middle EastA2. Lead to their Imperial Presence

B. Thutmmosis III (1504-1492 b.c.e.)B1. Created Egypt's greatest Historical Empire

-B2. Further into Nubia-B3. North East to the Euphrates River

C. Syria & Palestine were independent, but paid taxes to the Empire

D. Egyptian concerns- taxes, raw materials & trade opportunities

III. The Art of Palace & TempleA. Ramses II (1279- 1213

b.c.e.)A1. Constructed one of the greatest temples

B. Hatshepsut (1473- 1458)•1st of 4 FEMALE pharaohs•Widow- served in place of her stepson•Declared herself “king”•Depicted as a man•Pyramid near Thebes- dedicated to Amon

C. Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)

(1352-1336 b.c.e.)•Changed his name•Adapted Monotheism•Moved the Capital 200 mi. North into the Desert

Queen Nefertiti“The most beautiful woman in the world”

IV. Egyptian Control Ends

A. Ended around 1200 b.c.e.* trade continued

B. Series of Defeats pushed it back with in the Nile

C. Egypt in some areas were conquered by the Nubians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks & Romans

KINGDOM OF KUSH NUBIA

Important source of trade foods for Egypt, was under Egyptian control Rise of Kush

After the fall of the New Kingdom- Nubia becomes Independent as the State of Kush

750- Kush conquers Egypt. Kush- Trading State

Originally based on farming Iron Ore- iron weapons, tools fore export Traded- Africa, Roman Empire, Arabia, & India

Decline Driven out of Egypt by Assyrians in 750 Rise of the state of Axum- Ethiopia