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A large territory in which several groups of people are rules by a single leader or government
Empire
Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
Tribute
A collection of written laws and rules, and also what Hammurabi is best known for
code of laws
A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
siege
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument or marker
stele
King of Akkadian Empire
Sargon
King of Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadnezzar II
King of Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi
which empire was: skilled at siege warfare
Assyrian
a sculpture in which the figures project or stick out slightly from the background
bas-relief
Which empire: used Sumerian irrigation and known for steles
Akkadian
Which empire: conquered parts of Canaan
Neo-Babylonian
Which empire was: known for Hammurabi's code of laws
Babylonian
which empire: had battering rams and rolling towers
Assyrian
which empire: built roads and postal service
Babylonian
which empire: created hanging garden
Babylonian
How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city?
collected tribute from conquered people
The Akkadians used steles to
record important events
How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time?
gave women (and some enslaved people) more rights
Why did Nebuchadnezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital?
Place the empires in order from oldest to newest
Akkadian
Babylonian
Assyrian
Neo-Babylonian
What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states’ independence from one another?
They could not defend themselves against stronger groups
The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?
One government ruled several groups.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were a wonder of the ancient world. Where were they planted?
high on the royal palace / zigguarat
A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in
controlling a large area