Mesopatamian Empires and Achievements
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Assyria 2500 BC–612 BC
Sennacherib was the founder of the Assyrian Empire. The Assyrians had many great achievements including the first indoor plumbing. They had established laws and their military was very powerful. The Assyrian army was the biggest ever known in the middle east. There are many works of literature found from the Assyrian libraries. More than 30,000 tablets have been discovered in the Assyrian ruins.
Akkadia 2334-2154 B.C.
Sargon was the first ruler of Akkadia. He had to overthrow many city-states to get to his position as king. Akkadians were known to have build the first paved roads. They also had the first postal system. Akkadia had many intellectual achievements including the first type of calendar.
Babylon 1894–1595 B.C.
Babylon was first a city-state. King Hammurabi conquered the other city-states. He was the first to make written laws. These laws were called Hammurabi’s code. This code was based off of the saying “an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.” Some of these laws are enforced in cruel ways. Some of these punishments can be very extreme many times cross the line between fair and wrong.
Persia 550-330 B.C.
Cyrus the Great was the first Persian king. The Persian government allowed any religion to be practiced. Cyrus gave way for the Jews to make the second temple in Jerusalem. He treated the people he conquered like new citizens. The ideal of the freedom to practice different religions was unique for the time.
Parthia 247-211 B.C.
Parthia took ideas from most of the empires before it. Although being able to rival the Romans, the main problem for this empire was its electoral system. Many civil wars and coups have led to this empire’s downfall.