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Conquests and Empire Building

Conquests and Empire Building. VOCABULARY WORDS. Vocabulary Words. conquer empire standing army taxation. centralized government code principle chariot. conquer. Conquer: To take over. Empire.

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Conquests and Empire Building

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  1. Conquests and Empire Building VOCABULARY WORDS

  2. Vocabulary Words • conquer • empire • standing army • taxation • centralized government • code • principle • chariot

  3. conquer

  4. Conquer: To take over

  5. Empire

  6. Empire: vast lands and varied government that come under the control of a single government.

  7. Standing army

  8. Standing army: an army with paid, full time soldiers.

  9. Taxation

  10. Taxation: requiring people to pay for the running of their government.

  11. Centralized government

  12. Centralized government: a form of government in which the national government maintains power.

  13. Code

  14. Code: set of laws written down in a clear and orderly way

  15. chariot

  16. Chariot: a horse drawn cart used to carry soldiers in ancient times to battle.

  17. Principle

  18. Principle: a rule or code of conduct; a belief.

  19. Sumerian kings kept order within their city states but Sumer was not a peaceful place. • The city- states were always at war. they fought for riches, land, water and other resources.

  20. SARGON THE GREAT • Sargon had once served in the army of the king of Kish (a city in Sumer) • Sargon killed the king in battle • He then gathered his own army and conquered other Sumerian city states.

  21. Sargon the Great • Sargon built the world’s first empire. • Sargon’s empire was ruled from the capital city of Akkad. • The lands united by Sargon became known as the Akkadian Empire.

  22. Sargon the Great • As a symbol of his absolute authority, Sargon ordered that every boundary pillar and city wall be brought down within his empire.

  23. Sargon the Great • Sargon maintained his rule by using his standing army. • He was one of the first rulers to have a standing army. • Sargon ruled the Akkadian Empire for 56 years. His empire lasted even after his death. That is why he is known as Sargon the Great

  24. What did the sumerian city- states fight for? • Why were the lands ruled by Sargon called the Akkadian Empire? • How did Sargon maintain his rule? • How did Sargon show his absolute authority? • What was the first thing Sargon did to start his empire?

  25. The Rise of Babylon • After Sargon’s death, the rulers of the Akkadian empire found it difficult to maintain control. • The city of Ur rebelled and took control of the Akkadian empire. • A group of people known as the Amorites took control of Mesopotamia.

  26. The Rise of Babylon • The Amorites were the rulers of Babylon. • Their empire was called the Babylonian Empire, it was named after their capital city- Babylon.

  27. Who were the Amorites? • What was the empire of the Amorites called and why?

  28. The Code of Hammurabi • The two Babylonian innovations were; Taxation and centralized government. • Centralized government was the most important innovation of the Babylonian people.

  29. The Code of Hammurabi • Most important set of laws in the Babylonian empire. • It was compiled by the first great Babylonian monarch; Hammurabi. • He based the laws on older collections of Sumerian and Akkadian laws.

  30. The Code of Hammurabi • The most important belief (principle) of the code is “the strong shall not oppress the weak’. • The code consists of 282laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life. • The code covered; private property, military service, land, business deals.

  31. The Code of Hammurabi • Hammurabi’s code was carved in stone and put in public places for all to see. • Hammurabi’s code lasted but his empire did not.

  32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=738TsxvJm8A • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdblRch6m3g

  33. What was the important innovation of the Babylonian Empire? • What was the principle of the Hammurabi code? • What aspect of life did Hammurabi’s code cover? • How did Hammurabi make sure that everyone sees and knows the code?

  34. The Hittites and Kassites • After the collapse of Babylon, Mesopotamia was conquered by people from the North and East. • Kassites tried for years to take over Babylon but could not.

  35. The Hittites and Kassites • A group of people called the Hittites robbed Babylon. • They were able to capture Babylon because they were using chariots. • The Hittites did not stay in Babylon for a long time.

  36. The Hittites and Kassites • After the Hittites left, the Kassites were able to conquer Babylon. • They ruled Babylon for a long time but their control was not very strong. • The Kassites adopted some of the ways of the laws, literature and religion of the Babylonians.

  37. ` • What event allowed the Kassities to conquer Babylon? • How were the Hittites able to conquer Babylon?

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