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WHAT WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE FOUR MESOPOTAMIAN
EMPIRES?
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THE AKKADIAN EMPIRE
The most important achievement in the Akkadian Empire was …….
 The first important achievement of the Akkadian Empire was, In
2,300 BCE the Akkadians conquered the land of Assyria
 The second achievement of the Akkadian Empire was ,the king,
Sargon built his empire through “effective” military strategies.
 The third achievement of the Akkadian Empire was, Sargon
gained control over Mesopotamia and even Sumer.
BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
The most important achievement in the Babylonian Empire was…..
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The first achievement of the Babylonian Empire was, f rom 17921750 BCE Hammurbi used the code of laws to preserve order
in the Empire.
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The second achievement of the Babylonian Empire was,
Hammurbi believed that the gods told him the laws, and how the
laws would go.
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The third achievement of the Babylonian Empire was,
Hammurbi made the capital of his Empire Babylonian.
ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
The most important achievement in the Assyrian Empire was …….
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The first achievement of the Assyrian Empire was, religion
remained very important to the Assyrians in the social order.
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The second achievement was, The Assyrians believed that their
kings had special beings
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The third achievement was, to honor the kings they built
beautiful palaces in the capital of Nineveh
THE NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
The most important achievement in the Neo-Babylonian Empire was
….
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The first achievement was, Nebuchadrezzar held the Jews and
Israelites captive and brought them to Babylonia.
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The second was, He remained king from only 605-562 BCE
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The third was, He rove the Egyptians out of Syria.
MY FAVORITE EMPIRE WOULD HAVE TO BE THE
NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
 Their Leader was Nebuchadrezzar and he was a fair leader and
only drove the bad people out of his Empire.
 When he held the Jews and Israelites captive he made sure they
returned to their homeland
 He built the first moats for a better water supply