World History: Ancient Near East

2234-2218 BCE

Akkadian Empire Dates

1894-1600 BCE

Babylonian Empire Dates

626-539 BCE

Neo-Babylonian Empire Dates

1600-1180 BCE

Hittites Dates

1365-609 BCE

Assyrian Empire Dates

550-331 BCE

Persian Empire Dates

1500-300 BCE

Phoenician People Dates

Sargon the Great

Leader of the Akkadians

King Hammurabi

Leader of Babylon

King Suppiluliuma

Leader of the Hittites

Cyrus the Great, Darius 1, Zoroaster

Leaders of Persia

King Hiram of Tyre

Leader of the Phoenician People

The First Empire

Akkadian Empire Traits

Hammurabi's Code (Criminal, Civil, and Laws for the Powerless)

Babylonian Empire Traits

Rebuilding (Canals, Temples, Walls, and Palaces), The Ishtar Gate, The Hanging Gardens, and Astronomy

Neo-Babylonian Empire Traits

Iron Working

Hittites Traits

Warrior Empire, Well Planned Cities, Glassmaking, Some of the First Libraries, and the Lock and Key

Assyrian Empire Traits

Tolerant of the People They Conquered and Their Culture, Well-run Bureaucracy, Roads/Royal Roads, Mail Systems, and Barter and Money Economy

Persian Empire Traits

Sailors/Traders/Manufacturers, Set up Colonies, Scrolls/Books/Rolls of Paper, and The Phoenician Alphabet

Phoenician People Traits

Bureaucracy

A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials

Animism

The attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.

Villages to Cities

Population Increase, Well Defended/In a Hard to Attack Location, Diverse Economy/Economic Opportunities, Irrigation, and Trade

Writing, Public Works, Arts and Architecture, Social Classes, Job Specialization, Complex Religions, Governments, Cities

Basic Features of a Civilization

Language and Culture, Astronomy and Mathematics, Technology, Achievements in the Arts, Literature

Legacies of Sumerian Civilization

Water, Irrigation, Fertile Soil, Consistent Elevation, and Clay

How Does Geography Impact Where and How People Live?

A Group of People Who Work Together For a Common Good, Are Citizens/Members to A Society They Made, and Share Common Beliefs to What is Civil/Acceptable Behavoir

Civilization

A United Nation Consisting of a Group of Regions, Countries, or City-States Controlled by One Ruler of Government

Empire

Personal Signature, Amulet, Restricting Access (Containers, Rooms, or Houses), Authenticating a Transaction

Cylinder Seal