Key Terms
Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
100
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government.
What is the meaning of the term 'empire'?
100
Around 2300 B.C.E.
Around what year did the Akkadians conquer the Sumerian city-states?
100
Code of Laws
What is Hammurabi best known for?
100
About 900 B.C.E.
When did the Assyrian Empire rise to power?
100
New
What is the meaning of "neo"?
200
Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior.
What is the meaning of the term 'tribute"?
200
Sargon
Who was the first Akkadian ruler?
200
Agriculture and trade.
What two things flourished under Hammurabi's rule?
200
About 300 years.
How long did the Assyrian Empire last?
200
Nebuchadnezzar
Who was the Neo-Babylonian's most famous king?
300
The way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants.
What is the meaning of the term 'economy'?
300
Sargon assembled a strong army, taught his soldiers to fight in tight formations carrying shields and spears.
What made Sargon a strong general?
300
They could work elsewhere and keep their wages. They could save enough money and buy their freedom.
What rights did slaves have under Hammurabi's rule?
300
New weapons and war strategies such as the use of horses, iron weapons, and battering rams.
What were the Assyrian's greatest military achievements?
300
Inner wall and outer wall around the city with towers and a moat.
What did Nebuchadnezzar use to keep Babylon safe?
400
A military blockade and attack on a city to force its surrender.
What is the meaning of the term 'siege'?
400
Sargon destroyed walls of several cities and demanded loyalty of the governors of city-states and declared his son to rule after his death.
How did Sargon control his empire?
400
Hammurabi's Code
What was the first set of laws that applied to everyone?
400
Canals, aqueducts, and channels.
What is a system of waterways used by the Assyrians?
400
The sundial.
What is one invention the Babylonians are known for?
500
A collection of written laws and rules.
What is the meaning of the term'code of laws'?
500
About 2300 - 2100 B.C.E.
When did the Akkadian Empire rule?
500
About 1700 B.C.E.
When did the Babylonian Empire exist?
500
It was too vast to control and the army was stretched too thin.
What caused the fall of the Assyrian Empire?
500
Only 75 years.
How long did the Babylonian Empire last?
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