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the 4 empires
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Akkadians
Babylonians Assyrians Neo-Babylonians |
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the akkadians came from northern mesopotamia
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Sargon assembled a large army and made a tight formation for them
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he destroyed city walls
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and demanded loyalty of the city-state governor or would have them removed
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Sargon ruled for over 56 years
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he built up the city by using tribute
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the next ruler to unite was Hammurabi
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he was best known for the code of laws based on the EYE FOR AN EYE
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the codes were used to unify his empire preserve order
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codes based on his authority and that of gods
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babylonia was doing great with Hammurabi
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they became an important center of trade
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women had rights
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and so did slaves
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