Akkadian Empire
Who was the King of the Akkadian Empire?
King Sargon
Who was the King of the Babylonian Empire?
King Hammurabi
What what the Assyrian empires greatest military achievement?
Developed new weapons and new war strategies.
Who was the King of the Neo-Babylonians?
King Nebuchadnezzar II
What is a city-state?
A city that acts like a country with its own, king, arm, etc.
What was their greatest military achievement?
Creating the world's first empire
What political achievement is Hammurabi known for?
Developing his code of laws
What was the new weapon they created?
Battering ram
What does the Neo in Neo-Babylonian mean?
Neo means New
What was the major inventions that were made in Mesopotamia? (Hint: one was used for farming)
The wheel and the plow
What did the Akkadian empire have to destroy to become an empire?
City-States
What was the Babylonians greatest economic achievement?
Improving their trading system
What new art technique did the Assyrians create?
Created 2D art that was more realistic
What was the Neo-Babylonian's military advancement?
Built protective walls and a moat around the city.
What was cuneiform written on and what was used to write it?
Written on clay tablets with a wedge-shaped stylus
What was the Akkadian's greatest cultural achievement?
Creating 3D sculptures
What did Hammurabi's code do?
Told people what they could and could not do
What was the name of their new art form?
bas-reliefs
What is the name for the clock that the Neo-Babylonians created?
The sundial
What does the word Mesopotamia means?
The land between two rivers
What were their 3D sculptures called?
Steles
What was the belief for punishment in the code of laws?
What was the new war strategy that they used?
Siege Warfare
What did the Neo-Babylonians make to organize a day?
The 60 minute hour and 7 day week
What is a ziggurat and describe what it looks like.
A sumerian temple with a large staircase on the sides and a shrine at the top.