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Created the first empire, united several
previously independent city-states under one
power.
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Weakened because the conquered city-states
continued to struggle against the rule of a
central government and because enemies
could easily invade the city-states on a flat,
open plain. His empire eventually fell to the
Guitans, fierce warriors from the Zagros
mountains.
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Conquered what is now Lebanon, overthrew
the King of Mari and made his son king, and
created the empire of Assyria.
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Held his lands together by trade as well as by
force; exchanged Mesopotamian products for
valuable foreign goods such as copper, tin
and silver.
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Was defeated by Hammurabi and his
Babylonian army.
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Conquered the lands east to the Zagros
Mountains and south to Uruk then marched
north and defeated all of Mesopotamia,
including Assyria.
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Ruled all of Mesopotamia; maintained a
strong central government and sent
governors , judges, tax collectors and military
commanders to all his lands; created the
Code of Hammurabi, 282 carefully chosen
laws of Babylonia covering all matters that
were important to the people, and had it
carved on a slab of stone and made public.
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Began to fall apart after Hammurabi’s death.