The Akkadian Empire
King of the Akkadian Empire...
Sargon
Hammurabi used the code of laws to...
unify his empire and to preserve order
Capital city is ...
Nineveh
King of Neo-Babylon
Nebuchadrezzar
The most famous king of Babylon...
Hammurabi
Sargon created his empire through...
powerful military strategies
Because the laws were based on the gods' will, the laws could...
never be changed
These two weapons were invented and used in battle ...
battering rams, moving towers
This "wonder of the world" was invented by the Neo-Babylonian empire ...
Hanging Garden
This was the first empire ...
Akkadian
Sargon became the first king to demand that...
his sons rule after his death
Laws covered many situations, such as...
trade, payment for work, marriage, and divorce
Pipes or channels used to carry water are ...
aquaducts
Babylonians were skilled in these 2 things ...
mathematics and astronomy
The ____ Mountains are in the north and the ____ Mountains are in the east of the Mesopotamian empires.
Taurus and Zagros
Money and goods collected from conquered people are called...
tributes
This Babylonian god was supreme over all gods...
Marduk
Describe siege warfare in 3 steps ...
1. military blockade, 2. attack city, 3. force it to surrender
Babylonians invented the ____ which led to the system of time we still use today.
Who lead his victorious army up the slopes of a mountain where some of his enemies were crushed underfoot?
Naram-Sin
____ was central to the social order in the Akkadian Empire
Religion
Babylonians traded...
grain and woven cloth for wood, gold, silver, precious gems, and livestock(animals)
Trade
This was the most popular art form ...
bas-relief
Built inner/outer wall around capital city with towers, moats, and bridges was called ...
Ishtar Gate
The kings of the Mesopotamian empires received their power from the ...
Gods