Mesopotamian Empires Flashcards
This time we are in Sumer
2335 to about 500 BC
Last time we were in Sumer
3500 to 2000 BC
Starting with 2335 because
Sargon takes over
Sumerian city states constantly
Fighting each other
Sargon from ________ conquered ___________ around 2350 BC
Akkad
Sumerian city states
Sargon controlled •••••••••• - already had same culture as Sumerians
Northern and Southern Mesopotamia
Sargon’s dynasty lasted —— years and —- rulers fell apart due to internal ——,—— & ——-
200 5 Fighting Invasions Famine
—- BC- end of ——- empire
2100
Akkadian
What did the Amorites do?
Invaded and established capital Babylon on Euphrates
Achievements
Namely music
A melody claimed to be oldest in history from ——- (——) from —- BC
Ugarit (AMORITE CITY) from 1400 BC
Who was chief Sumerian and Akkadian god?
Anu
What happened when Sumer and Akkad religion combined?
They mix-Akkadians, take names of Sumerian gods
In Sumer and Akkad, you get a fusion of ——–, the —– never mixes with any other gods because he is ——
Mythologies
Hebrew god
Jealous
Hammurabi ruled from
1792-1750 BC
3 classes:
Awilum
Mushkanum
Wardum
Awilum
Free man
Mushkanum
Free men that can’t own property
Wardum
Slaves
Achievements of law and society
Hammurabi’s code
Babylon
Roads
Canals
How did warfare change during the Mesopotamian empires?
Navy
Siege warfare
Horses (cavalry)
Chariot warfare
Sargon’s father was a —- grower
Date
Innana helping Sargon is an example of ———
Divine favor
Sargon conquers
Uruk
Lag ash
Ur
Umma
Sargon’s grandson is ———— “–”
Naram-Sin
“King of the Universe”
After —— rule ends, ——- take over
Akkadian
Sumerians
Known history of Babylon begins with ——– in —— BC
Hammurabi
1700s
Agade
Akkad
Infantry
Ground fighting
Hammurabi enriches Babylon with —— and —–. He also enlarges ——
Canals
Temples
Walls
In 1755 BC…
Hammurabi unites Mesopotamia which means EMPIRE
Hammurabi
Most powerful Babylonian ruler
Sumerian city states had individual
Law codes
Hammurabi created
FIRST UNIFIED LAW CODE
—– laws deal with family
282
Different punishments for —-, —–, —– and —–
Rich
Poor
Men
Women
Code applied principal of —–
Retaliation
Government had —– for society
Responsibility
_______ -______ BC= ————–
800-700
Assyrians dominant power of Mesopotamia
Assyria was a
Small kingdom northwest of Babylon when it first started though
Assyria located in easily ——, —– land so they constantly had to…..
Attacked
Open
Defend themselves
1365 BC
The Assyrians decided that the best defense was to attack other countries first
650 BC
Assyria had conquered a large empire
Assyrians were
Military geniuses
The Assyrians had 2 big claims to fame:
Superior abilities in siege warfare
Reliance on sheer, unadulterated terror
The Assyrians invented the ——-
Battering ram
Assyrians used ——- and protected their archers with —-,—-,—
Catapults
Helmed
Armor
Shields
