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WHAT WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE FOUR MESOPOTAMIAN EMPIRES?

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THE AKKADIAN EMPIRE

The most important achievement in the Akkadian Empire was ……. The first important achievement of the Akkadian

Empire was, In 2,300 BCE the Akkadians conquered the land of Assyria

The second achievement of the Akkadian Empire was ,the king, Sargon built his empire through “effective” military strategies.

The third achievement of the Akkadian Empire was, Sargon gained control over Mesopotamia and even Sumer.

BABYLONIAN EMPIREThe most important achievement in the Babylonian

Empire was….. The first achievement of the Babylonian Empire

was, f rom 1792-1750 BCE Hammurbi used the code of laws to preserve order in the Empire.

The second achievement of the Babylonian Empire was, Hammurbi believed that the gods told him the laws, and how the laws would go.

The third achievement of the Babylonian Empire was, Hammurbi made the capital of his Empire Babylonian.

ASSYRIAN EMPIRE

The most important achievement in the Assyrian Empire was …….

The first achievement of the Assyrian Empire was, religion remained very important to the Assyrians in the social order.

The second achievement was, The Assyrians believed that their kings had special beings

The third achievement was, to honor the kings they built beautiful palaces in the capital of Nineveh

THE NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIRE

The most important achievement in the Neo-Babylonian Empire was ….

The first achievement was, Nebuchadrezzar held the Jews and Israelites captive and brought them to Babylonia.

The second was, He remained king from only 605-562 BCE

The third was, He rove the Egyptians out of Syria.

MY FAVORITE EMPIRE WOULD HAVE TO BE THE NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIRE

Their Leader was Nebuchadrezzar and he was a fair leader and only drove the bad people out of his Empire.

When he held the Jews and Israelites captive he made sure they returned to their homeland

He built the first moats for a better water supply