Four Empires

Ruled by king Sargon

He ruled a kingdom north of the Sumerians called Akkad

Akkadians had Bronze weapons

Ruled for over 50 years

carved relief sculptures, called  steles , on stones

The next ruler to unite all of Mesopotamia was a king named Hammurabi 

Best Known for his Code of Laws

Babylonian women had more rights than in most other ancient societies

Feared for their military

new weapons and war strategies

use of horses and iron weapons in battle.

  siege: a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender

battering rams

capital city of Nineveh

^{Neo meaning "New"}

^{Famous king was Nebuchadnezzar II} 

^{Built "Castle"}

^{Skilled in mathematics and astronomy.}

^{Created the first sundial, a device that uses the sun to tell time.}

^{539 B.C.E: it falls to the Persian Empire}