2.2 Empires Flashcards
what were the 6 empires of Mesopotamia
Babylon
Akkad
Assyria
Hittite
Persia
Phoenicia
who was the ruler of the Babylonian empire
Hammurabi
who was the ruler of the new Babylonian empire
Nebuchadnezzar
who was the ruler of the Akkadian empire
Sargon
who was the ruler of the Assryian empire
Ashurbanipal
who was the ruler of the Persian empire
Darius I
What were the significant legacies of Babylon’s empire
Hammurabi’s code followed an eye for an eye principle’s which seemed fair but actually weren’t since the punishments varied according to your gender/status
What were the significant legacies of Akkad’s empire
built a 100m wall to keep out newcomers (it was the 1st empire)
What were the significant legacies of Hittite’s empire
Invented Iron working technology
What were the significant legacies of Assyria’s empire
Created regulating rules & set up the first library
What were the significant legacies of Persia’s empire
created a bureaucracy - managed government using different departments
What were the significant legacies of phonecia’s empire
created the alphabet a system of writing
invented ship building and trading
