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First Age of Empires

First Age of Empires

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Social Studies

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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6 Slides • 1 Question

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The First Empires

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The Akkadians

  • King Sargon ruled the city-state of Kish

  • Akkadian had a strong army and coquered other Mesopotamian city-states

  • After Sargon died, the Akkadians faced rebellions and invasions

3

The Babylonian Empire

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King Hammurabi

  • Under Hammurabi, Babylon became the center of the Mesopotamian Empire

  • He was an excellent military leader

  • He was a skilled ruler

  • He is remembered for creating Hammurabi's Code

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Hammurabi's Code

-a set of laws that goverened life in Babylon

-includes nearly 300 laws

-laws for crimes, robberies, business contracts, taxes, marriage and divorce

-it established the rule of law: the idea that everyone in society must obey the law

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Multiple Choice

How many laws were in Hammurabi's Code

1

50

2

200

3

75

4

300

The First Empires

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