Ancient Empires of the Mediterranean & near East Flashcards
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Sumer
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One of the 1st states of the Mesopotamia comprised of city states such as Eridu Uruk & Ur. Credited as the 1st known writing system, cuneiform
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Akkadian Empire
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1st world empire included Sumer and Akkadian speaking Semites. Founded by Sargon the Great who conquered all of Mesopotamia in the 23 &24 centuries BC
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Assyria
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Region located on upper Tigris River, (near Present day Northern Iraq). Major cities include Assur & Nineveh. At different times ruled by Akkadian, Neo-Sumerian & Babylonian Empires
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Neo-Assyrian Empire
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911 BC - 612 BC, founded by Ashur-Dan I. Other rulers included Tiglath Pileser Iii, Sargon II, Sennacherib, & Ashurbanipal. At height, ruled over Mesopotamia, Egypt & the Levantine ( Eastern shore of Mediterranean ,
