4 Empires of Mesopotamia

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Chapter 6

• 4 Empires of Mesopotamia

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The Akkadian Empire

• 6.2 The Akkadian Empire
• This stele represents the Akkadian achievement of
  creating the worlds first empire.
• This achievement was important because it ended
  the fighting between small city-states.

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6.3 Life Under Akkadian Rule

• This stele represents the Akkadian achievement of
  sculpting steles.
• This achievement was important because it has
  given us a history of the Akkadian Empire.

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The Babylonian Empire

• 6.4 Hammurabi and the Babylonian Empire
• This stele represents the Babylonian achievement
  of developing a code of laws.
• This achievement was important because it was the
  first code of laws to apply to everyone.

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6.5 Life in the Babylonian Empire

• This stele represents the Babylonian achievement
  of developing Babylon as a trading center.
• This achievement was important because it
  enriched peoples lives and brought new ideas to
  Babylon.

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The Assyrian Empire

• 6.6 The Assyrian Empire
• This stele represents the Assyrian achievement of
  new weapons and war strategies.
• This achievement was important because other
  conquerors copied their weapons and strategies
  and built powerful empires.

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6.7 Life Under the Assyrians

• This stele represents the Assyrian achievement of
  bas-reliefs.
• This achievement was important because realism
  was introduced into sculpture.

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The Neo-Babylonian Empire

• 6.8 The Neo-Babylonian Empire
• This stele represents the Neo-Babylonian
  achievement of building protective walls and a
  moat around Babylon.
• This achievement was important because it kept
  Babylonians safe.

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6.9 Life in the Neo-Babylonian Empire

• This stele represents the Neo-Babylonian
  achievement of building the Hanging Gardens of
  Babylon.
• This achievement was important because the
  gardens were an engineering masterpiece.