| A | B |
|---|
| 2400 BC | Sumer started to fade. New civilizations began to developed. |
| empire | Group of states under ONE ruler |
| Sargon I | A ruler. He was the ruler of the northen area of Mesopotamia called Akkad. Eventually her conquered all the city-states and created the Sumer and Akkad Empire.He ruled his empire for 50 yrs. |
| Armorites | New group that conquered Akkad and Sumer. |
| Babylon | An Amorite city. |
| Hammurabi | The king of Babylon. He was a great conqueror. He extended his territory to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| culture | Way of life |
| Changes Hammurabi while he was a ruler | Improved irrigation system, changed religion by putting his god 1st, reorganized tax system, created a government housing program and one code of law |
| reform | improvement |
| Code of Law | Hammurabi created one code of law for the entire empire. He reformed the code of law |
| How did Sargon I build his empire? | He moved his armies south and began to conquer all the city-states of Sumer. |
| From what culture the people of Babylon borrow? | From the Sumer and Akkad culture |
| For what reform is Hammurabi best known? | For the One Code of Law to all his empire |
| Who did Hammurabi appointed to help him to make sure that his code of law was fair and justly? | The Royal Judges |
| Babylon became a greate... | Trade city |
| Babylonias traded their extra products for... | money (silver and gold) or for other goods |
| For how many years Hammurabi ruled | 40 years |
| reign | period of power- how long a person is in power |
| What did people called the reign of Hammurabi? | The Golden Age of Babylon |
| What happened to Sumer under Sargon I rule? | It became an empire (Sumer and Akkad) |
| How did Hammurabi come to power? | He conquered Akkad and Sumer |
