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Ancient Mesopotamia

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Akkadian Empire
First notable leader was Sargon of Akkad
Sargon of Akkad
He first gained power by defeating the last king of Sumeria Lugal-Zage-Si at the battle of Uruk
Sargon of Akkad
He claimed to be the son of La'ibum or Itti-Bel
Sargon of Akkad
He was abandoned in a basket on a river just like Moses was
Sargon of Akkad
Ur-Zababa of the dynasty of kish appointed him cupbearer
Sargon of Akkad
he fought the Hattian king Nurdaggal of Burushanda
Sargon of Akkad
This man was succeeded by Rimush and Manishtushu who are his sons
Sargon of Akkad
This man was married to Tashultum
Sargon of Akkad
He ruled from 2334-2279 BC
Sargon of Akkad
This man supported a revolt that occurred in Subartu
Sargon of Akkad
This man defeated four great Elamite generals
Sargon of Akkad
He rose to power by defeating the "King of the Countries," paving the way for his grandson to become "King of the Four Quarters"
Sargon of Akkad
He led the conquest of Ur, Uruk, and Lagash
Sargon of Akkad
One opponent of this man was Kashtubila king of Kazalla
Sargon of Akkad
he would make his daughter Enheduanna priestess of the moon god Nanna
Naram Sin of Akkad
Is the third successor of Sargon of Akkad
Naram Sin of Akkad
Under him the Akkadian empire reached its zenith
Naram Sin of Akkad
He was the first Mesopotamian king known to have claimed divinity for himself
Naram Sin of Akkad
Was the son of Manishtushu
Naram Sin of Akkad
He expanded his empire by defeating the King of Magan at the southern end of the Persian Gulf
Naram Sin of Akkad
One Mesopotamian myth has it that the goddess Inanna abandoned the former capital of Akkad following Naram-Sin's plunder of the Ekur
Naram Sin of Akkad
The guitan raids started during his reign which later on would lead to then collapse of his empire
Naram Sin of Akkad
He has a very cool looking victory stele that has him as a god king climbing above everyone and he is climbing the defeated army of the lullubi it was found in Susa
Sumerian civilization
These people called themselves the black headed people
Sumerian civilization
Lugal-Zage-Si was their last king
Sumerian civilization
credited with the invention of the wheel
Sumerian civilization
Created cuneiform, the first writing system
Sumerian civilization
It experienced the Jemdet Nasr period
Sumerian civilization
Its town of Uruk featured the white temple
Sumerian civilization
It began at the settlement of Eridu
Sumerian civilization
Kings of it were called Lugals
Sumerian civilization
This civilization was the first to farm year-round by employing irrigation canals
Sumerian civilization
Some of its urban centers include Ur and Akkad
Sumerian civilization
Wrote on clay tablets
Sumerian civilization
Gilgamesh was a mythical ruler of it
Hittites
destroyed Yamkhad Kingdom in the sack of Aleppo
Hittites
first king was Labarna I
Labarna I
Tawananna was wife
Hittites
Edict of Telpinus is about their early history
Enemies of the Hittites
include Azzi, Hayasa, and Assuwa League
Hittites
stole the statue of Marduk after sacking Babylon in the 16th century BC (after this, the reign of the Kassites in Babylon would take form)
Hittites
Hurrians influenced their culture
Hittites
fought Ramses II and the Egyptians at the Battle of Kadesh
Battle of Kadesh
Muwatalli II was their king and leader at this battle, signed one of the first known peace treaties after
Hittites
Hattusa was their capital
Hittites
one leader was afflicted by a namesake "aphasia" and wrote a prayer to stop a plague
Hittites
Ten Year Annals written by one ruler
Hittites
book about one king's "Manly deeds"
Hittites
letters to Ay
Hittites
Dakhamunzu
Hittites
Anitta of Kussara sacked this civilization's capital
Hittites
King Tushratta
Hittites
"stone house"
Hittites
Other kings include: Hattusili I (his descendants ruled it), Mursili II, and Suppiluliuma I
Hittites
An early Anatolian Kingdom of iron workers known also for chariots
Assyrian Empire
once controlled by the Mitanni (defeated Tushratta to free itself)
Assyrian Empire
Semiramis was a semi historical queen of this empire according to Greek legend
Assyrian Empire
Tiglathpileser I conquered area bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Assyrian Empire
led by a king who Byron claimed "came down like a wolf on the fold"
Assyrian Empire
massive library in capital called Nineveh by Ashurbanipal with a massive collection of cuneiform tablets and the Epic of Gilgamesh was found there
Assyrian Empire
led by Sennacherib
Assyrian Empire
Ashurbanipal was another famous ruler of it
Assyrian Empire
Shalmaneser III built a Great Ziggurat in this empire and destroyed after it was sacked by the Chaldeans
Assyrian Empire
based around the city of Ashur, from which it takes its name
Assyrian Empire
Amarna Letters (about a marriage of one of its leader's daughters to a king of Babylon)
Assyrian Empire
Middle Period corresponds with Egypt's Akhenaten
Assyrian Empire
Ashur-Uballit
Assyrian Empire
"Pul" was the name of one of its rulers in the Old Testament (seizure of Damascus in the Book of Kings)
Assyrian Empire
Tiglathpileser III (succeeded by Sargon II)
Assyrian Empire
Ancient Near East and Mesopotamia descendant of the Akkadian Empire
Assyrian Empire
decapitated the "braggart" Teumann, king of Elam
Assyrian Empire
razed Hamanu
Assyrian Empire
Gyges of Lydia rebelled
Assyrian Empire
Tukulti-Ninurta
Assyrian Empire
"plotted evil"
Assyrian Empire
King Hezekiah
Assyrian Empire
Medes also destroyed it (Cyaxares)
Assyrian Empire
Iamassu is winged bull protector deity and is sculpted as a relief on buildings
Assyrian Empire
Nebopolassar led the Neo Babylonians that destroyed it
Assyrian Empire
Shamshi-Adad
Assyrian Empire
Austen Henry Layard excavated its capital
Assyrian Empire
violent expansionism and massive deportation of the Jews (never took Jerusalem though)
Assyrian Empire
North of Babylon
Assyrian Empire
Kultepe
Assyrian Empire
Karum Kanesh was a colony of it
Assyrian Empire
Khorsabad
Assyrian Empire
Dur-Sharrukin
Assyrian Empire
library was one of Seven Ancient wonders
Assyrian Empire
The Taylor Prism describes a ruler of it
Assyrian Empire
"bird in a cage"
Assyrian Empire
Pharaoh Necho fought Judah with it at the Battle of Megiddo
Assyrian Empire
fought between Israel and other peoples at Battle of Qarqar
Assyrian Empire
one ruler blinded 14400 men in one eye
Assyrian Empire
Subartu was a derogatory name for it
Assyrian Empire
cult of Ninurta
Assyrian Empire
Black Obelisk
Assyrian Empire
divided the circle into 360 degrees
Assyrian Empire
Kalakh was one of its capitals
Assyrian Empire
Adad-Nirari I
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Psamtik I was a puppet ruler installed by Egypt over it (put down revolts of Ethiopian kings Taharqa and Tanutamon)
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Zakutu installed the frequent ailing Esarhaddon on its throne
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Finally defeated when Harran fell (during civil war between Ashur-etil-ilani
and Sin-shar-ishkun)
Neo-Assyrian Empire
defeated by the Neo Babylonian Empire
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Elamites
Neo-Assyrian Empire
descended from the empire of Ashurbanipal and Tiglathpileser I
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Shalmaneser III (Defeated Urartu and Defeated alliance of Aramean states led by Hadadezer of Damascus at the battle
of Qarqar)
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Decline ended with the ascension of Adad-Nirari II (Conquered the Aramean and Hurrian peoples)
Babylon
Kassite and Amorite dynasties ruled here
Kassites
ended by the Elamite ruler Shatruk Nahunte
Babylon
Fought battle of Qarqamesh
Babylon
Conquered by Tilgath Pileser
Babylon
Leveled by Sennacherib
Babylon
Main temple was Esagila
Babylon
Borsippa was near the capital
Babylon
chief god that they worshipped was Marduk
Babylon
Selucia Tigris was founded after its capital was abandoned
Babylon
Claimed to be the successor city to Eridu
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar II was a great ruler of it
Babylon
Built the Hanging Gardens
Babylon
The Persians under Cyus the Great conquered it
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