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Historical Themes:
Historical Themes:
Geography - Why do people move and live where they do?
Geography - Why do people move and live where they do?
Government - How is authority obtained and laws developed and how does that affect the way people live together?
Government - How is authority obtained and laws developed and how does that affect the way people live together?
The individual city-states of Mesopotamia proved to be enticing to the ambitious kings who ruled. The more land a king could controlled the more power he would have. Fighting for land was rampant, until about 2350 BCE, when a powerful leader, Sargon, took control of both northern and southern Mesopotamia. Uniting different people who all had different ideas about how to live was a challenge that would result in new and complex laws being created.
The individual city-states of Mesopotamia proved to be enticing to the ambitious kings who ruled. The more land a king could controlled the more power he would have. Fighting for land was rampant, until about 2350 BCE, when a powerful leader, Sargon, took control of both northern and southern Mesopotamia. Uniting different people who all had different ideas about how to live was a challenge that would result in new and complex laws being created.
Use this text as a resource for this lesson.
Use this text as a resource for this lesson.
This song is catchy, too.
Four Empires of Mesopotamia.pdf
Sargon and The Akkadian Empire
Sargon and The Akkadian Empire
Do I need to remind you of the Ancient Mesopotamia song? Sargon plays a big role.
Do I need to remind you of the Ancient Mesopotamia song? Sargon plays a big role.
Sargon Builds an Empire
Sargon Builds an Empire
As you consider Sargon's actions, describe how he acted, and how others reacted toward him. What did he do that was good and what did he do that was bad?
As you consider Sargon's actions, describe how he acted, and how others reacted toward him. What did he do that was good and what did he do that was bad?
the_rise_of_sumer__akkadians (1).ppsxInteresting Facts About the Akkadians
Many people in Mesopotamia at the time spoke two languages, Akkadian and Sumerian.
There were many good roads built between the major cities. They even developed an official postal service.
The Sumerians believed that the Akkadian Empire collapsed because of a curse placed on them when Naram-Sin conquered the city of Nippur and destroyed the temple.
The kings maintained power by installing their sons as governors over the major cities. They also made their daughters high priestesses over the major gods.
Sargon installed the first dynasty. He came up with the idea that a man's sons should inherit his kingdom.
Source: http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/akkadian_empire.php
The Babylonian Empire
The Babylonian Empire
What do these specific laws tell you about the issues that concerned people during Hammurabi's reign?
What do these specific laws tell you about the issues that concerned people during Hammurabi's reign?
the-rise-of-babylon (1).ppsxWhile Babylon was both large and crowded, Babylon remained greatly calm and at peace for a city of its size. Order was kept by Hammurabi's Code of Law, a stele standing in the center of town with each of Hammurabi's laws engraved in the stone. Because his Code of Law is recognized as one of the word's first set of written laws, it may be what Hammurabi is best remembered for.
The Babylonian Empire - Hammurabi
The Babylonian Empire - Hammurabi
As you consider Hammurabi's actions, describe how he acted, and how others reacted toward him. What did he do that was good and what did he do that was bad?
As you consider Hammurabi's actions, describe how he acted, and how others reacted toward him. What did he do that was good and what did he do that was bad?
The Assyrian Empire
The Assyrian Empire
The Neo-Babylonian Empire
The Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadnezzar and the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadnezzar and the Neo-Babylonian Empire
The Hanging Gardens - Myth or True?
The Hanging Gardens - Myth or True?
The Ishtar Gate
The Ishtar Gate
Click on the link below to learn about the fascinating way the Ishtar Gate was discovered and reconstructed for display.
Click on the link below to learn about the fascinating way the Ishtar Gate was discovered and reconstructed for display.
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