Mesopotamian Empires

He was the Akkadian leader that seized power in Mesopotamia around 2334 BC and united Sumerian city-states into an empire

Prior to becoming an empire, the Sumerians in Mesopotamia organized their civilization into

What important "first" came out of the Akkadian Empire-- it would have made communication more efficient!

The city of Babylon was initially built by this group, which is why they are often called "Babylonians"

The Assyrians paid for their large empire by doing what?

The famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon were believed to have been built by whom and for what purpose?

The last group to take over in Mesopotamia were these people-- who came from outside of the region and brought Mesopotamia into their already large empire

Which empire was so large that they had to build roads to connect it and divide it into provinces to manage it?

Mesopotamia was taken over by a series of groups, including the HIttites and Kassites, after the collapse of this empire

One of the new ideas brought by the Assyrians was the creation of the world's first _________________ in their capital city of Nineveh