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Mesopotamian Empires
- 1. 3500 B.C. 2330B.C. 1800 B.C. 1600 B.C. 900 B.C. 600 B.C. 539 B.C. Mesopotamian Empires Sumer Akkadians Babylonians Hittites Assyrians Chaldeans “New Babylonians” Persians Critical Intro: Write a thesis for why you think there were so many changes of power in Mesopotamia.
- 2. Dates Empire EmpireAccomplishments 1600-900 B.C.E. Hittites 850-612 B.C.E. Assyrians 612-550 B.C.E. Chaldeans “New Babylonians ” 550-330 B.C.E. Persians Mesopotamian Empires - First empire to make iron weapons! - Big military advantage over bronze. - Lost advantage when iron tech. spread - Militaristic empire: iron weapons, body armor, tunneling under walls. - Conquered Egypt, Palestine & Mesopotamia - King Ashurbanipal = Largest empire - Built massive capital at Nineveh - Built great library at Nineveh – 25,000 tablets - New capital at Babylon = “New Babylonians” - King Nebuchadnezzar - Conquered Jewish kingdom - Imprisoned Jews = Babylonian Captivity - Built legendary “Hanging Gardens of Babylon” - “Cyrus the Great” begins Persian Empire - Created provinces to better rule - “Tolerance” ruling strategy - Allowed conquered people to keep culture - Keep religion, laws, organization
- 3. Hittites (1600-900 B.C):Warlike people who began in Asia Minor and eventually conquered much of the surrounding region (by about 1750 B.C.). They were very successful at warfare, mainly because they were the first people to use iron weapons. The Hittite capital was Hattusa, a massive city that had tremendous walls. They were also the first people to sign a treaty with another civilization. In 1284 B.C., the Hittite king Hattusili III signed a treaty with King Ramses II of Egypt. Each civilization agreed not to attack the other and to defend the other if attacked by a third civilization. 1. Why would the Hittites want to sign a treaty with Egypt? 2. Why do you think the Hittites eventually lost their military advantage? 3. Most of the Hittite Empire was located in which modern country?
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- 9. Assyrian King Ashurbanipal Builtcapital at Nineveh Built great library at Nineveh
- 10. Great Assyrian Capital- Nineveh
- 11. Gilgamesh tablet fromNineveh library Tablet from Nineveh library
- 12. Nebuchadnezzar – Chaldeanor “New Babylonian” ruler
- 13. Nebuchadnezzar’s Hanging Gardensof Babylon
- 14. Nebuchadnezzar’s Hanging Gardensof Babylon
- 15. Cyrus the Great •1stgreat king of Persian Empire •Ruled subjects with Tolerance •Respected religions of others
- 16. Persian Empire andRoyal Road
- 17. Dates Empire EmpireAccomplishments 1600-900 B.C.E. Hittites - First empire to make _____________! - Big military advantage over bronze. - Lost advantage when iron tech. spread 850-612 B.C.E. Assyrians - Militaristic empire: iron weapons, body armor, tunneling under walls. - Conquered _______________________________ - King _______________________= Largest empire - Built massive capital at __________________ - Great _______ ___at Nineveh – 25,000 tablets 612-550 B.C.E. Chaldeans “New Babylonians ” - New capital at Babylon = “New Babylonians” - King _____________________________ - Conquered Jewish kingdom - Imprisoned Jews = _____________________ - Built legendary “Hanging Gardens of Babylon” 550-330 B.C.E. Persians - “____________________” begins Persian Empire - Created ___________________to better rule - “_____________________” ruling strategy - Allowed conquered people to keep culture - ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Mesopotamian Empires
- 18. Dates Empire EmpireAccomplishments 1600-900 B.C.E. Hittites 850-612 B.C.E. Assyrians 612-550 B.C.E. Chaldeans “New Babylonians ” 550-330 B.C.E. Persians Mesopotamian Empires