The Assyrian Rulers

By:December 15, 2011

Time Line of the Assyrians

Assyria

BabylonMesopotamia

Chaldea

Hammurabi (1792-1750 B.C.)

Sargon Empire(2334- 2134 B.C.)

Assyrian Empire (850- 550 B.C.)

Nebuchadnezzar II (550 B.C. till end)

Map of Ancient Assyria

Mesopotamia Empire

Sargon of Akkad was the first empire in Mesopotamia. He created this position 45000 years ago.

The empire position not only controls people but changes peoples lives.

Sargon took control of both northern and southern Mesopotamia.

Over the years, Sargon controlled lands that stretched in a curve from the Mediterranean Sea through the Fertile Crescent

Sargon’s conquest helped to let people know Akkadian ideas such as the Akkadian writing system

Babylon Empire

After Sargon of Akkad went, a powerful Amorite king named Hammurabi took in charge of the empire of Babylon

To help Hammurabi control the land, he used governors such as tax collectors and appointed judges to let people know his rules

Hammurabi soon created a number of laws called the code of laws

The code of law kept the people under control and Hammurabi’s job became easier

Hammurabi’s goal for the code of laws was to bring justice to the people.

Code of Laws- Set of written rules for people to obey Justice – Fair treatment of people to people

Assyrian Empire

The Assyrian king destroyed 89 cities, 820 villages and had burned the city of Babylon.

Enemies had iron weapons and battering rams for city wall. The ruler of the Assyrians had to pay tribute. If the rulers failed to pay tribute , the army destroyed cities in

that land. The tribute brought money and goods into the empire’s treasury. Enemies who were captured were allowed to choose there leader. The Assyrians killed or made slaves of captives and also spread

enemy leaders and burned their cities. Some captive people were forced to exile

Exile- Forced to move from homelands to other lands, often far away

Chaldean Empire(New Babylonian Empire)

The Medes and the Chaldeans joined forces to defeat the Assyrians. They both are Assyrians enemies.

The force completely destroyed the city if Nineveh by burning it to the ground.

The Chaldeans were led by Nebuchadnezzar II who drove the Egyptians out of Syria and captured trading.

Nebuchadnezzar II built an artificial mountain covered with trees and plant called the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife to stay with him.

Weak rulers, internal conflicts about religion upset and divided the Chaldeans which made it easy for Cyrus of Persia to conquer the land.

Question- Why did the Assyrians get tribute from the ruler?

What happens if a ruler failed to? Answer- The Assyrians got tribute from the ruler for them to pay the Assyrian army for the people given protection.

Question – Exile means what? Answer- Forced to move from homelands to other lands, often far away

Question- How did the Assyrian empire go out? Answer- The Medes and the Chaldeans joined forces to defeat the Assyrians. They both are Assyrians enemies.

Review Questions

Question- Why did Nebuchadnezzar II built the Hanging Gardens of

Babylon?Answer- Nebuchadnezzar II built an artificial mountain covered with trees and plant called the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife to stay with him.

Who was the first empire in the civilization Mesopotamia? Answer- Sargon of Akkad was the first empire in Mesopotamia. He created this position 45000 years ago.

Question- Why did Hammurabi create the code of law? What does it mean?

Answer- The code of law kept the people under control and Hammurabi’s job became easier, also Hammurabi’s goal for the code of laws was to bring justice to the people. The code of laws means a written set of rules for people to obey.

Review Questions