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16 Cards in this Set
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Sumerians |
In the region of Mesopotamia, They made the Wheel ,Irrigation systems, and Cuneiform |
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Akkadian Empire |
Ruled By Sargon the Great, won 34 battles, taken 50 rulers prisoner, and took over the Sumerians. |
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Babylonian Empire |
Ruled by Hammurabi, Known for his code of laws, Magnificent temples, and took over the Akkadian Empire. |
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Assyrian Empire |
Assyrians had a large professional army, they made Iron Weapons, Horses and Archers, and took over the Babylonians. |
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Chaldean Empire |
Ruled by Nebuchadnezzar II, Ruled for 43 years, Made the Hanging Gardens, a huge Ziggurat, and took over the Assyrians |
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Persian Empire |
Ruled by Cyrus the Great and Darius I, took over the Chaldeans, they honored local customs and religions, divided the Empire into provinces,and defeated by Alexander The Great. |
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Mesopotamia |
Southern Region of the Fertile Cresent |
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Code Of Laws |
Hammurabi's laws that make up part of the everyday life in Babylonia |
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Cuneiform |
The Language of the Sumerians and Fertile Crescent Empires. |
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Irrigation Systems |
A system to control water for crops and stop flooding. |
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Sargon The Great |
Ruler of the Akkadian Empire |
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Hammurabi |
Ruler of the Babylonian Empire |
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Nebuchadnezzar II
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Ruler of the Chaldean Empire |
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Cyrus the Great
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1st Ruler of the Persian Empire |
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Darius I
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2d Ruler of the Persian Empire
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Alexander The Great |
Defeated The Persian Empire |
