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The Mesopotamian Empires By Andrew Lindsey Map Of Syria Mesopotamia Assyria From The Atlas Of Ancient Geography By Samuel Butler Published London Circa 1829. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 21 Feb 2014.
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Page 1: The Mesopotamian Empires

The Mesopotamian Empires

By Andrew Lindsey

Map Of Syria Mesopotamia Assyria From The Atlas Of Ancient Geography By Samuel Butler Published London Circa 1829. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 21 Feb 2014. http://quest.eb.com/images/312_1012593

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Essential Question SlideWhat were the most important achievements of the four empires?

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The Akkadian EmpireThe Akkadians were 1 of 4 empires to rule Mesopotamia and had big achievements.Sargon was the leader, and he was a skilled

general and politition.This was the world’s first empire.Sargon made the rule that his son will rule

after his death, and this carried on.

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Babylonian EmpireThe 2nd empire, the Babylonians, had many achievements.Hammurabi created the code of laws, which

applied to everyone, but not equally.Hammurabi built roads and made a postal

service.The empire became an important center for

trade.

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Assyrian Empire The Assyrian improved a lot of things, but had their own achievements, also.The Assyrians built the first aqueducts.They perfected warfare tools, and were the

first people to use the battering ram.Creating fear among their enemies was part

of military strategy.

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Neo-Babylonian EmpireThe Neo-Babylonians re-established the Babylonian Empire with new achievements.Nebuchadrezzar rebuilt the ziggurat and

made it into the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.They had a very complex and safe way of

keeping a city safe.They created the days and weeks we use now

and made the first sun dial.

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The Mesopotamian Empire IdolThe best Empire is the Neo-Babylonian empire.Nebuchadrezzar knew just how to restore the

city the way people liked it.It had extremely good safety.There discoveries are still used today.