Transcript Chapter 6: Four Empires of Mesopotamia PowerPoint

Chapter 6
Exploring Four Empires
of Mesopotamia
Sumer
Sumer
consisted of independent citystates. Each city-state had its own
army.
City-states existed for about 1,500
years until around 2,300 B.C.
What led to the demise of Sumer?
Empire
What
Give
How
is an empire?
me 1 example of an empire.
many empires ruled
Mesopotamia from 2,300 to 539 B.C.?
The Akkadian Empire
2300-2100
Existed
B.C.
for
approximately 200
years.
1 large nation
Akkadian Empire
Where
did the Akkadians come
from?
Who led the Akkadians?
Empire was created through powerful
military strategies.
1st professional army (8,000-10,000).
Akkadian Empire
To
maintain control of empire,
Sargon used smart political strategy.
Destroyed
the walls of cities.
Installed loyal governors in city-states.
Demanded sons rule after his death.
Akkadian Empire
Sargon
died of very old age.
Created
big.
the first empire, but it was too
After
the fall of the Akkadians,
Sumer was once again city-states.
Who was the next ruler to unite all
of Mesopotamia?
What city-state was he from?
Babylonian Empire
2100-900
B.C.
What was Hammurabi best know for?
Hammurabi
used the code of laws to unify
his empire and preserve order.
Who
told Hammurabi to create laws?
Babylonian Empire
A
weak economy caused the empire
to break apart
Over
the next several hundred years,
a number of groups ruled part of
Babylonia.
Assyrian Empire
900-600 B.C.
Assyrians were warlike people.
Briefly had small empire before
being
conquered by Hammurabi.
Assyrians had many great kings.
Largest empire that lasted for over
300 years.
Assyrian Empire
Professional/Vicious
Ruthless
Perfected
and cruel.
army.
use of horses and iron
weapons in battle.
The first to use battering rams.
Extremely good at siege warfare.
Assyrian Empire
Largest
empire to date
Territory was too big to control.
With the army stretched to thin, the
Assyrians could not fight off
neighbors who rose up against them.
Over-run by Babylonians, Scythians,
and Medes.
Neo-Babylonian Empire
605-539
B.C.
Neo means “new”.
Who
was their most famous king?
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadrezzar
rebuilt Babylon.
Under his guidance, Babylon became
a great city famous for its Hanging
Gardens.
Babylonians were skilled in math and
astronomy.
60
min. hour and 7 day week.
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Empire
only lasted for 75 years.
Conquered by Cyrus the Great, the
leader of the Persian empire (modern
day Iran).