Vocab
Akkadians
Babylonians
Assyrians
Neo-Babylonians
100

A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government.

Empire
100
He was the leader/king of Akkadians
Sargon
100
Who was the leader of the Babylonian Empire?
Hammurabi
100
Why were the Assyrians considered "ruthless"

The Assyrians were feared for their military might and their cruelty. 

100
Who was the leader of the Neo-Babylonians?
Nebuchadnezzar
200

The city that is the center of government

Capitol
200
Sargon led his empire by creating a strong __________
Military
200
What did Hammurabi create to unify his empire and keep order?
Code of Laws
200
What were the two inventions Assyrians created to attack cities?
1. Battering Arms

2. Siege Towers

200
What did Nebuchadnezzar build around his capital city to keep it safe?
Two walls and a moat
300

Military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender

Siege
300
What is the capitol of the Akkadian Empire?
Agade
300
How did agriculture (farming) flourish under the Babylonians.

Hammurabi carefully kept irrigation systems working properly, so the land remained fertile and provided plenty of food. 

300
How did Assyrians keep their warlike reputation?
Telling stories of their cruelty
300
Nebuchadnezzar wanted to bring back the splendor of the first Babylonian empire so he built the cities largest ___________
Ziggurat
400

Money paid by one country to another as a sign that the other is superior

Tribute
400
Name one political strategy Sargon used to keep control of his empire.

1.  He destroyed the walls of cities to make it harder for people to rebel

2. Made sure the governors of city-states were loyal to him. If they were not, he replaced them with his own men. 

3. Demanded that his sons rule after his death. 

400
Why did Trade flourish under the Babylonians?

The city of Babylon was on the Euphrates River, making it an important center of trade. Babylonians traded with people all along the Persian Gulf. 

400
Why did Assyrians have such great palaces?

The Assyrians believed that kings were special beings

400
What does Neo mean?
New
500

Babylonian King named Hammurabi created the code of laws to preserve order

Hammurabi's Code of Law
500
What parts of Sumerian culture did Akkadians keep?

Akkadians used Sumerian irrigation techniques. They used the Sumerians’ system of cuneiform writing. They worshiped the same gods and goddesses and religion remained central to the social order, and kings continued to rule in the name of the gods.

500
How were women and Slave treated under the Babylonian Empire?
They both had rights
500
The Assyrians built a system of canals that brought drinking water from far away places into the cities called?
Aqueducts
500
The Babylonians made advances in math and astronomy by creating what?
the Sundial
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