Sargon the First
Sumerian Culture Survives
The Babylonian Empire
Babylonian Culture
Hodge Podge
100
Where did Sargon the first come from?
Sargon came from Akkad.
100
What did the Sumer states do to the Akkadians?
Drove them out.
100
What is one thing officials took charge of building.
Roads or buildings.
100
What type of calendar did Babylonians use?
Sumerian calendars
100
What did the Babylonians do to the Sumerians work?
The Babylonians improved the Sumerians work.
200
In the past over what amount of time were armies formed?
Short periods such as a few weeks or a few months.
200
The Sumerians didn't have their own language. True or false?
True
200
What is the two things official took charge of repairing?
Repairing dikes and dams.
200
Who's architecture did Babylonians' copy off of?
Sumerian architecture
200
When did the Amorites conquer most of Mesopotamia?
1760 B.C.E
300
Who were often forced to become soldiers?
Farmers were often forced to become soldiers.
300
What writing did Sumerians use?
Sumerians used cuneiform.
300
What did the official collect?
Taxes
300
The Babylonians used ____ writing.
The Babylonians use Sumerian writing (cuneiform).
300
When did Sargon become the ruler of Akkad?
2370 B.C.E
400
Was Sargon's army temporary of permanent?
Sargon's army was permanent.
400
What did the Akkidians do with the Sumerians' knowledge?
The Akkidians used the Sunerians' knowledge.
400
Who led the Amorites?
King Hammurabi
400
The Babylonians created the first ___ and ___ tables.
The Babylonians created the first multiplication and division tables.
400
For how long did the Akkidians rule Sumer?
About 200 years
500
What did Sargon's army conquer?
All of Mesopotamia and lads as far west as the Mediterranean sea.
500
What did one Sumerian write after Sargon's family attacked the city?
"even the birds could find no place to build their nests".
500
Around when did the Amorites conquered most of Mesopotamia.
1760 B.C.E.
500
What writing did the Babylonians use to measure their fields?
Geometry
500
When did Amorites settle in Mesopotamia and what was their capitol called?
The Amorites settled in Mesopotamia in about 2,000 B.C.E and their capitol was called Babylon.
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