mesopotamia societies Flashcards
1
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sumer city states
A
city states
enclosed walls
the wheel, the plow, the sailboat, cuneiform
2
Q
akkadian empire
A
world’ first empire
governed by Sargon
Akkadian language
3
Q
Babylonian empire
A
important trade center
Code of Hammurabi
4
Q
Assyrian empire
A
militarized
violent
the siege engine=a cart that protected soldiers when shooting a bow
a library
5
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chaldean empire
A
took control over babylon
hanging gardens
ended with persian empire
6
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persian empire
A
originated on a plateau
peaceful
respected all customs, religions, language
divided empire into provinces
built roads to make rapid communication possible
