MESSY POTATOES 1
Where was Mesopotamia located?
Modern day Iraq
What was the name of the two rivers we studied?
Tigris and Euphrates
What was Sargons first Job?
Cupbearer
Sons; They let the Empire fall
What is speculated happened with Sargon and Lugalzagezi?
Sargon may have had an affair with his wife.
Why was the soil so rich?
Uruks peak population?
50,000-80,000 People
When Sargon's face was vandalized, what did they destroy?
His eye, beard, and nose
Taxation on Goods
Why was being a cupbearer a high position?
Cupbearers would sometimes poison kings.
How many tablets did the Library of Ashurbanipal Hold?
30,000
What was Cuneiform written as?
Pictographs
Sent down Euphrates River
How long was Sargons rule?
56 Years
Under Mesopotamia is which Gulf?
Persian Gulf
In which year was Hammurabi’s Code created?
1754 BCE
Who was Hammurabi depicted talking to at the top of his code?
The god Shamash
Sargon appointed what to administer conquered territoires?
Loyal Governors
Phalanx Formation
How did Sargon die?
Natural Causes
What year was the Library of Ashurbanipal destroyed?
612 BCE
When was The Epic of Gilgamesh written?
2700 BCE
What was the name of the King that Sargon worked for?
How many men were in Sargons army?
5,4000
Sargon was sent to deliver a peace treaty to someone during Kish's invasion. Who?
Lugalzagezi