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Mesopotamia Chapter 3 Section 2 and 3

• Later Mesopotamian Empires

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Later Mesopotamian Empires

• About 2400 B.C., the power of Sumer started to
  fade
• New civilizations began to develop in Mesopotamia
  as conquerors moved in from nearby states

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Sargon I

• Sargon I was a ruler from an area in Northern
  Mesopotamia known as Akkad
• Around 2300 B.C., he moved his armies south and
  began to conquer the city-states of Sumer one by
  one
• He united the conquered city-states with Akkad
  and became known as king of Sumer and Akkad

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Sargon I

• Sargon I created the worlds first empire or
  group of states under 1 ruler
• Sargon I ruled his empire for more than 50 years.
• After his death, the empire fell.

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Hammurabi of Babylon

• About 1800 B.C. a new group of people called the
  Amorites entered the Tigris-Euphrates Valley and
  built cities of their own.
• One of these cities was called Babylon
• The king of Babylon, Hammurabi conquered Akkad
  and Sumer and became ruler of a great new empire.

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• The people of Babylon took as their own many
  parts of the culture, or way of life, of the
  people they had conquered

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Hammurabi of Babylon

• Hammurabi was a great conqueror and extended his
  rule to the Mediterranean Sea
• The reform or improvements for which Hammurabi
  became best known for was his Code of Law
• Hammurabi appointed royal judges to make sure
  that his code was carried out fairly and justly.

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Hammurabi of Babylon

• During Hammurabis rule, Babylon became an
  important trade center.
• Babylonians exchanges their surplus or extra
  products for money or for goods,
• Hammurabi ruled for more than 40 years
• His reign or period of power is known as the
  Golden Age of Babylon

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Contributions of Mesopotamia

• From the beginnings of Sumer until the death of
  Hammurabi, the influence of Mesopotamia on other
  civilizations was felt in many ways
• The Sumerians developed the earliest known
  civilization in the world, which has been called
  the Cradle of Civilization
• The Sumerians also invented many things- such as
  the wheel, which have helped transportation

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Contributions

• The people of Mesopotamia developed a 12 month
  calendar based on the cycles of the moon (lunar
  calendar)
• The people developed a number system based on 60
• From that came the 60 minute hour, 60 second
  minute, and 360 degree circle