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Mediterranean Empire

You Gotta Know These Ancient Empires of the Mediterranean and Near East

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One of the first civilizations to arise in Mesopotamia Sumer
Collection of city-states including Eridu, Uruk, and Ur Sumer
First known writing system, made with wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets Cuneiform
First empire in the world Akkadian Empire
Founder of the Akkadian Empire Sargon the Great
Sargon the Great conquered all of Mesopotamia in these centuries BC 24th and 23rd centuries BC
Region located along the Upper Tigris River in what is now northern Iraq Assyria
Major cities of Assyria Aššur and Nineveh
Year the Neo-Assyrian Empire was founded 911 BC
Founder of the Neo-Assyrian Empire Ashur-Dan II
Year the Neo-Assyrian Empire lasted until 612 BC
Notable rulers of the Neo-Assyrian Empire Tiglath-Pileser III, Sargon II, Sennacherib, and Ashurbanipal
Area ruled by the Neo-Assyrian Empire at its height All of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant
Region of lower Mesopotamia centered on the city Babylon Babylonia
Incarnations of Babylonian empires Amorite, Kassite, and Chaldean dynasties
Most notable Amorite ruler, famed for his legal code Hammurabi
Babylon was at its most powerful under this dynasty Chaldeans
Chaldean ruler who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and destroyed Solomon’s Temple Nebuchadnezzar II
Hittite empire was centered on this capital in Anatolia (Turkey) Hattusa
Innovations introduced by the Hittites in war First widespread use of iron and chariots
Hittite King during the Battle of Kadesh Muwatalli II
Egyptian King who defeated the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh Ramesses II
Minoan civilization was centered on this Greek island Crete
British archaeologist who unearthed much about the Minoans at Knossos Arthur Evans
Minoan writing system Linear A
Civilization that succeeded the Minoans as the preeminent Greek civilization Mycenaeans
Mycenaean writing system Linear B
Homer's epic poem set during the Mycenaean period Iliad
Said to have been the King of Mycenae Agamemnon
Iron-Age kingdom that encompassed most of western Asia Minor (Turkey) Lydia
Capital city of Lydia Sardis
People credited with inventing coins Lydians
Last king of Lydia, famous for his wealth Croesus
Persian King who defeated Croesus and sacked Sardis Cyrus the Great
First Persian Empire Achaemenid Empire
Founder of the Achaemenid Empire Cyrus the Great
Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire Persepolis
Persian kings who unsuccessfully invaded Greece Darius and Xerxes
Darius III was defeated by this general, ending the first Persian Empire Alexander the Great
Second major empire to come out of Persia Parthian Empire
Founder of the Parthian Empire Arsaces I
Empire the Parthians rebelled against Seleucid Empire
Battle where the Roman general Crassus was killed Battle of Carrhae
Year of the Battle of Carrhae 53 BC
Empire that supplanted the Parthian Empire in AD 224 Sassanian Empire
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