Lesson 6 - Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia

Conquered Sumer around 2300 BCE.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

Most famous king was Nebuchadrezzar II

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

This empire was good at siege warfare.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

Hammurabi was the king of this empire.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

Their greatest achievement was to be the world's first empire.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

An example of one of their laws; A builder who sold a poorly built house that collapsed and killed its owner could be put to death. If the owner's son was killed in the collapse, the builder's son could be put to death.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

Traded with people along the Persian Gulf.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

Sargon was their first ruler

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

This empire was created by a warlike people

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian

Fell after 200 years.

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

• Neo-Babylonian