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The Hittites and Assyrians. Sargon of Akkad. Takes power… Sargon dynasty…. New Leaders Come to Power. Empire of Sargon … Who takes power? Make ??? their capital Moves it from??? Amorites become known as… Babylonian Empire…. The Reign of Hammurabi. Hammurabi comes to power - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Hittites and Assyrians

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Sargon of Akkad

1. Takes power…2. Sargon dynasty…

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New Leaders Come to Power

1. Empire of Sargon …2. Who takes power?

a. Make ??? their capitalb. Moves it from???

3. Amorites become known as… 4. Babylonian Empire…

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The Reign of Hammurabi1. Hammurabi comes to

power

2. Best known for??

3. Hammurabi’s…

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Babylonians Fall From Power1. Babylonian empire falls

apart when?2. Also…3. Who attacked from the

west; area known??? a. .b. .c. .

4. Adopted…

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The Hittites: 1600-1200 B.C. (BCE)

1. The Hittites…2. They settled in… 3. Created a… 4. Where???

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Successful Militarily

1. Why was their Military successful?a. Horse-drawn…b. At that time…

i. This allowed ..

c. Were thus able to ….

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Culture

1. The Hittites, much like the Akkadians and Babylonians…

2. What did they use??3. Developed… 4. Polytheistic5. They built……

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The ancient Hittite city of Hattusha, in Turkey

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Contributions

• First people to…..– They invented… – What did they refuse to do??

• They were…

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Decline

1. Hittite rule reached its peak…

2. Attacked by…

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Discussion Question

• Why do you think it was that so many different civilizations came to dominate the Fertile Crescent??

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The Assyrians

1. The Assyrian Empire…

2. Where was it located??

3. The main cities were??

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Assyrian rule

1. Assyria was a small kingdom of walled cities that was located where??

a. Their city...

2. Very militaristic a. They lacked...b. All… c. What did they use?? And to do what?

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Assyrian rule

1. Kings ruled through…a. King...b. What was this similar to??

2. Who collected taxes, enforced laws, and raised troops for the army??

3. A system…4. To maintain peace... 5. Assyria, in general, had much???

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Important Kings

1. King Sennacherib (705-681 BCE)a. First Assyrian ruler…b. Established...

2. King Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE)a. Only Assyrian King... b. Established...c. Turned Nineveh into...d. Died in 627 BCE and...

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Culture

1. What about their society??2. Did trade...

a. Which was different than???

3. What did they trade??4. They were…5. Writing

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Technology

1. Used available natural resources...2. Made advancements in ???

including : a. Using ???b. Weapons…c. They would…d. How did they deal with their

opponents??e. They invented... f. Their army….

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Discussion Question

• Given what you have learned about both the Hittites and the Assyrians, list TWO ways in which their societies differed from that of the Phoenicians? Why??

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Decline

1. As the empire grew larger... 2. The people that the Assyrians conquered were...

3. As Assyria was destroyed, who took over??

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The Chaldeans

1. The Chaldeans formed...

a. Where was their capital

b. Who was the most famous Chaldean king??i. Accomplishments