Mesopotamia and Babylon

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Mesopotamia 

In between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, an area we call Mesopotamia, the people had made cities called city-states and Mesopotamia was divided in many ways. Then a Man named Sargon overthrew the city of Kish and took over Mesopotamia.

Sargon named his Empire the Akkadian Empire and ruled as a dictator. Many people didn't like living in Akkadia so they revolted and rioted. When Sargon heard about this, he sent his army to stop the rebellion. He now ruled by a Military dictatorship. 



Babylon 

Babylon was a city in Mesopotamia that was ruled by Hammurabi. Babylon was a city-state that, like the Akkadian Empire, conquered many other city-states. But unlike Akkadia, he wanted people to like living in Babylon. So he made a set a what he thought to be fair laws.

  • If a man knocks another man's tooth out, he also will lose a tooth.
  • If a man cuts down a tree in someones land he pays for the tree.
  • If a doctor's patient dies, the doctor's hand will be cut off.
Hammurabi believed that the Gods had given him these laws. He made his people watch stars and planets so that they could chart them out. He rebuilt the temples so that people could worship their gods.

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Papa said…
Great job Samuel👍
October 30, 2023 at 3:05 PM
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very nice Samuel, Papa is very proud of what you are doing here!
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