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12 Cards in this Set
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Sargon
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"ruler of Akkad, a people who seized control of Sumer. Built the first known empire in history."
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Babylon
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center of a major empire along the Euphrates River. On several occasions it was destroyed and rebuilt by new conquering peoples such as the Hittites and the Assyrians.
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Hammurabi
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"leader of Babylon in Mesopotamia. Developed a code of written laws to provide order to Babylonia society: rules for marriage, personal rights, taxes, contracts, criminal behavior and so on."
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Civil Law
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laws that controlled the personal and business activities of citizens.
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Criminal Law
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laws that protected citizens from threats to the personal well-being of citizens and their property. Labels crimes and punishments.
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Hittites
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invaders that conquered Mesopotamia from the Akkad. Given credit with development of iron tools and weapons which for a time gave them power over other peoples.
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Assyrians
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1350-1100 BC conquered the Hittites to get control of Babylon and the Middle Eastern empire. Established a library that contained a large collection of cuneiforms books which described the early history and developments of early Mesopotamia.
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Nebuchadnezzar
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600 BC king of the Babylonian empire that replaced the Assyrians. Expanded the empire from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Rebuilt the city Babylon with beautiful buildings including the Hanging Gardens.
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Persians
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people that conquered Babylon in 550BC. Expanded the empire east as far a India.
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Darius I
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king that divided Babylon in to provinces. Each province was directed by a governor. Established a bureaucracy to govern the empire. Expanded a network of roads which tied the empire together and help promote trade.
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Bureaucracy
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"a complex system of government which involved large numbers of officials to provide good leadership and public services. Officials served from the local, province, and national level of an empire."
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Phoenicians
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a people that lived along the east coast of the Mediterranean. Famous for their ability to travel by sea which improved trade and expanded cultural developments to new areas.
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