Mesopotamian Empires

Egypt and Mesopotamia have a completely different history and culture due to where they are located. For example Egypt was in between sea and desert, this made it very hard for them to be invaded. Since they didn't have to worry about foreign invasions they were allowed to focus on their political, religious, and cultural life. Mesopotamia was in between two bodies of water. These bodies of water often overflowed and caused catastrophic devastation to villages and cities. They also suffered from severe weather changes from violent hail and rain too long periods of drought. With these conditions together they were easy targets for tribal nomads. These tribal nomads attacked them for their fertile soil, they often ended one civilization and establishing

    The whole world changed in 3500 BCE when the first civilizations emerged in river valleys. Egypt and Mesopotamia were one of the very first two that came about and they were highly successful and impacted the future tremendously. These two civilizations were located many miles apart yet somehow found a way to be so similar but so different. An illustration of this is how  differently they thought of their Gods, Egypt worshipped them while Mesopotamia feared them but they were similar in a way that they were both polytheistic and believed in animism. Another example is how they ran their governments, Egypt had a strong united front while Mesopotamia had separate

Mesopotamia, “the Land between Rivers,” was one of the greatest and the oldest ancient civilizations of the world. This civilization flourished around 3000 B.C. on the piece of fertile land, now known as Iraq, between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Before 1792 B.C., the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia were not united and constantly clashed in turmoil and warfare. In 1792 B.C., King Hammurabi conquered and merged the neighboring city states of ancient Mesopotamia, creating a Babylonian empire and becoming the sixth king of its capitol city, Babylon. During his reign, Hammurabi established law and order and funded irrigation, defense, and religious projects. He personally took care of and governed the administration. In

From 1567 to 330 B.C. humanity experienced many subsequent development as well as decline in its civilizations. Among these events emerged three colossal empires that had shaken the world and forever changed the course of human history. The Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Empires have been instrumental in influencing technology, religion, and ideas throughout the world. Various factors have contributed to the success and downfall of these giants. Each of the “World Powers” have similarities as well as distinctions in its government form and organization, religion, and economy that contributed to their triumph.

Hammurabi had taken over this empire named the assyrians the had briefly established their own empire intell Hammurabi had conquered them. They started to rise to power again toward 900 B.C.E., when the assyrians began preparing for war with a newly trained army. The Assyrians began to expand their territory. The assyrians were feared for there might and cruelty. They had many achievements. There greatest achievement was there strategies with their weapons horses. They were also very skilled at siege warfare. Siege is a army of soldiers that camp outside a city and repeatedly attack until the city falls and dies. They were also the first ones to use the battering rams and to build the moveable towers. The Assyrians spreaded their cruelty far and wide, creating fear among their enemies which was part of their military

The Assyrians are well known for their vicious military conquest and known to be as the “most war like people in history.” The Assyrians showed there military monarchy by torturing and killing the people that confronts them in any way. However, the Assyrians also had a very refined military technique. Some of the techniques were demolishing walls and gates and developed a variety of siege machinery. In contrary, the Persians used a modern day diplomacy technique to establish their empire. The Persians formed effective institution of government and building of roads. Unlike, the Assyrians, the Persians did not torture the people they have conquered, instead they allowed and respected them for who they are. The conquered people were allowed to exercise their own native traditions, values, and religions. Persians benevolence also

The Assyrian and Babylonian Empire are two of the oldest, and arguably the most influential empires in history. The neighboring Mesopotamian countries culture and practices has been adopted by many nations around the world, such as war tactics, religion, and culture to name a few. Although the neighboring countries had many similarities like religion practices, culture, political systems, and social hierarchy, they differ in the way they grew their economies and military.

Rivers. They lived just north of the Sumerians (the people who regained power). Their leader, Sargon, broke peace during 2300s BC because he sought to expand Akkadians territory. He later builds a new capital called Akkad which is where the city of Baghdad is right now. The first ruler, Sargon, was to have an army on a permanent basis.

Mesopotamia's geography made them vulnerable to attack which lead them to their downfall, unlike egypt which was protected by

The first civilizations and the rise of empires began with small groups or villages existing with the use of hunting, fishing, and foraging. (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, World History, vol. 1, 1) Within a few thousand years, people learned how to cultivate food crops and this led to an increase in population. Increased food production resulted in larger communities. The cities began to expand their cultural and religious developments leading to the beginnings of civilization. (Duiker, World History, 1) The first civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia and Egypt during the fourth and third millennia B.C.E and had various components in common. Each of these civilizations was established in a river valley so they were able to provide and produce the agricultural resources needed to survive and uphold the population. (Duiker, World History, 1) Mesopotamia developed in the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates River known as “the land between the rivers.” These rivers provided irregular and catastrophic flooding for the city-state. They created an intensive irrigation system to improve their agriculture. The first people to create Mesopotamian civilization were known as the Sumerians. These people were the first city builders and created the major city’s named Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash. These cities were built with surrounding walls and defense towers. A six-mile-long wall enclosed the city of Uruk. Mesopotamia lacked

Two of the biggest and most powerful societies of the ancient world consististed of the Sumerians in Mesopotamia and the Hittites. Mesopotamia was first in many areas including the inventions of many technologies such as writing and complex irrigation systems. Mesopotamia was also located in a central location that allowed it to interact with other cultures at the time, furthering its growth. The Hittites were also one of the most powerful civilizations of the time, dominating through their use of chariots. Looking at both the Hittites and Mesopotamia we can get an understanding of how political power and legal authority was formed and exercised during the Bronze Age.

It defined civilization in a way that the people of ancient Mesopotamia could understand it (Bulliet 5). There is not much substantial information or evidence regarding whether Gilgamesh was a historical person. If he was he most likely would have lived around 2700 B.C (Shar). This was during the early Bronze Age, which was from 3000-2000 B.C.E. The early Dynastic period, 3000-2350 B.C., was taking place at the time of Gilgamesh. The period brought a new emphasis on royal authority, with the first palaces being erected in Mesopotamia (“Mesopotamia”). The Sumerian people occupied the land of Mesopotamia from as early as 5000 B.C (Bulliet 15-16). The most sophisticated armies of the Bronze Age were those of Sumer and Akkad. The time frame, 3000-2316 B.C., was marked by almost constant war among the city-states of Sumer. At the end of this time frame Sargon the Great united Sumer into a unified state (Gabriel). The Semitic people lived in peace with the Sumerians and they adopted the Sumerian culture. By 2000 B.C., the Semitic people had become politically dominant and the Semitic language, Akkadian, replaced Sumerian (Bulliet

There were 4 empires total, and the first one was known as the the Akkadian empire. This empire started in 2300 BCE, with a man named king Sargon as the ruler. And there is always a way to conquer. King Sargon used military strategies, and the main one

The 3 Empires of Mesopotamia In the distance land of Mesopotamia, ancient empires for thousands of years the peoples that lived here fought for control. All of the civilizations that lived in Mesopotamia rose and fell like the sun.     It all started with the Empire of the Akkadians. About 2300 B.C.E., the Akkadians conquered Sumer.

Thousands of years ago, there was a land known as Mesopotamia, there were some great and powerful leaders of Mesopotamia which were, Sargon and Hammurabi, They were both leaders of the Mesopotamian empires. All of the civilizations that lived in Mesopotamia rose and fell like the sun.