THE BEST EMPIRES IN MESOPOTAMIABy Aadhya Chilakala

Model Of Ancient Babylonian Temple Or Ziggurat. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 21 Feb 2014. http://quest.eb.com/images/118_814947

WHAT WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE FOUR

MESOPOTAMIAN EMPIRES?

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THE AKKADIAN EMPIRE HAD MANY CLEVER ACHIEVEMENTS

One of them was that they had a military leader called Sargon who had very clever strategies and had a large army

Another achievement is that they created a 3D form called a stele Lastly they created their own language

THE BABYLONIAN EMPIRE HAD THE MOST POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

The Babylonians had a leader, named Hammurabi who treated the people fairly

Hammurabi created a code of laws that wasn’t fair to everyone but involved mostly everybody

The Babylonians also made sure that women and slaves had some rights like owning property

THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE HAD MANY CLEVER ACHIEVEMENTS UNTIL THEY FELL

One of them was that they could bring water from 30 miles using pipes called Aqueducts

Another one is that they had new strategies like attacking the wall over and over again

Also they made 2D forms of the kings hunting, fighting or relaxing they were called bas- relifs

THE NEO- BABYLONIAN HAD THE MOST CLEVER ACHIEVEMENTS

First they created the first sundial Then they created the 7 days of the week and 60 minutes per an hour They also created one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world called the

Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

THE BEST EMPIRE OF THE FOUR EMPIRES OF MESOPOTAMIA IS THE BABYLONIAN EMPIRE

One reason is that Hammurabi made the code of laws Another is that they let women and slaves have some rights Lastly Hammurabi treated everyone the way they should be treated