Mesopotamia Lesson 6

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The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?

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One government ruled several groups.

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The Akkadians used steles to...

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record important events.

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For what is Hammurabi best remembered?

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a code of laws

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How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time?

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It gave women some rights.

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For what is Nebuchadnezzar best remembered?

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Hanging Garden's of Babylon

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Why did Nebuchadnezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital?

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to protect the city from attacks

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A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in...

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controlling such a large area.