The Hittites and Assyrians

Sargon of Akkad

1. Takes power…2. Sargon dynasty…

New Leaders Come to Power

1. Empire of Sargon …2. Who takes power?

a. Make ??? their capitalb. Moves it from???

3. Amorites become known as… 4. Babylonian Empire…

The Reign of Hammurabi1. Hammurabi comes to

power

2. Best known for??

3. Hammurabi’s…

Babylonians Fall From Power1. Babylonian empire falls

apart when?2. Also…3. Who attacked from the

west; area known??? a. .b. .c. .

4. Adopted…

The Hittites: 1600-1200 B.C. (BCE)

1. The Hittites…2. They settled in… 3. Created a… 4. Where???

Successful Militarily

1. Why was their Military successful?a. Horse-drawn…b. At that time…

i. This allowed ..

c. Were thus able to ….

Culture

1. The Hittites, much like the Akkadians and Babylonians…

2. What did they use??3. Developed… 4. Polytheistic5. They built……

The ancient Hittite city of Hattusha, in Turkey

Contributions

• First people to…..– They invented… – What did they refuse to do??

• They were…

Decline

1. Hittite rule reached its peak…

2. Attacked by…

Discussion Question

• Why do you think it was that so many different civilizations came to dominate the Fertile Crescent??

The Assyrians

1. The Assyrian Empire…

2. Where was it located??

3. The main cities were??

Assyrian rule

1. Assyria was a small kingdom of walled cities that was located where??

a. Their city...

2. Very militaristic a. They lacked...b. All… c. What did they use?? And to do what?

Assyrian rule

1. Kings ruled through…a. King...b. What was this similar to??

2. Who collected taxes, enforced laws, and raised troops for the army??

3. A system…4. To maintain peace... 5. Assyria, in general, had much???

Important Kings

1. King Sennacherib (705-681 BCE)a. First Assyrian ruler…b. Established...

2. King Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE)a. Only Assyrian King... b. Established...c. Turned Nineveh into...d. Died in 627 BCE and...

Culture

1. What about their society??2. Did trade...

a. Which was different than???

3. What did they trade??4. They were…5. Writing

Technology

1. Used available natural resources...2. Made advancements in ???

including : a. Using ???b. Weapons…c. They would…d. How did they deal with their

opponents??e. They invented... f. Their army….

Discussion Question

• Given what you have learned about both the Hittites and the Assyrians, list TWO ways in which their societies differed from that of the Phoenicians? Why??

Decline

1. As the empire grew larger... 2. The people that the Assyrians conquered were...

3. As Assyria was destroyed, who took over??

The Chaldeans

1. The Chaldeans formed...

a. Where was their capital

b. Who was the most famous Chaldean king??i. Accomplishments