Conquests and Empires

Ms. Berry Social Studies

6th grade

Why are laws important today?

Warm Up:

How did early civilizations protect themselves and keep order with in their societies?

Lesson Focus:

Most wars were fought over farmland and water rights.

No natural boundaries City-states put up pillars to mark borders Pillars were destroyed and cities were taken

over New weapons were created- war chariot

Cause and Effects of Conflict

First known conqueror Was the King of the city-state Kish Established an empire with his army Became first emperor Capital city was Akkad Akkadians adopted the Sumerian culture He ruled for 55 years Created the first paid army 2300 B.C. the empire weakened

Sargon the Conqueror

1790-1750 B.C. Hammurabi, King of city-state Babylon conquered and reunited most of Mesopotamia

Babylonian Empire Promoted trade and building projects Created a system of taxation- everyone paid

their share Best known for his collection of laws- Code

of Hammurabi By 1600 B.C. the Babylonians were

conquered

Hammurabi the Lawgiver

282 laws Dealt with daily life topics such as marriage,

divorce, adoption, slaves, murder, stealing, military service, land, business, loans, prices, and wages

Set standard punishments Introduced the idea of equal justice or fair

treatment under the law However, this equality was limited to social

class

Code of Hammurabi

The Hanging gardens of Babylon Created by Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of

Babylon from 605 to 562 B.C. A series of terraced gardens that had

elaborate irrigation systems Said that he built them to please his wife

who missed the forested mountains of her homeland

http://www.unmuseum.org/hangg.htm

Wonders of the Ancient World

Had a great desire to control trade routes Conquered neighbors one by one using war

chariots United their empire by building roads Capital city was Nineveh 612 B.C. the empire was brought down by

Medes, invaders from the Northwest

The Assyrians

How did the people of Mesopotamia maintain order and protect themselves from outsiders?

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