2. Babylonian Empire
 Babylon
 Center (capital)
 Height around 1750 BCE
 Wanted Riches
 Vicious Warriors

3. Hammurabi
 United cities of Sumer
into empire
 Conquered lands all the
way to Asia Minor

4. Crossroads of Trade
 Caravans
 Bazaars
 Trade made Babylon rich

5. Conquests
 Weapons were seized
along with chariots and
tools
 Babylon finally destroyed
by 1600 BCE

6. Hammurabi’s Code
 Code of laws given to
Hammurabi by the Sun
god Shamash
 Laws were to be used
throughout society.

7. Bell Ringer 10/19
Explain what you see in the picture. (make at least 3 observations)

8. Assyrian Empire

9. Assyrian Empire
 North of Babylon
 Capital was Nineveh
 On Tigris River

10. Assyrian Empire
 Easily invaded because of open land
 Always defended land
 Became skilled warriors
 Best defense was to attack

11. Assyrian Empire
 650 BCE
 Assyrians had large empire
 Stretched across Fertile
Crescent (from Nile to
Persian Gulf)

12. Assyrian Contributions
 Nineveh
 City of learning
 Large Library
 Hold clay tablets from
Sumer and Babylonia
 Held world’s first literary
work, Epic of Gilgamesh
 Knew about early life
because of tablets

13. Assyrian Contributions
 Geniuses at waging
war
 Invented battering ram
 Pounded city walls to
rubble
 Slingers hurled stone
 Armed charioteers

14. Assyria Overthrown
 Medes and Chaldeans
joined together and
destroyed Assyrian
Empire in 612 BCE