I WILL LEARN HOW THE LOCATIONS

AND BOUNDARIES OF
MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATIONS
CHANGED OVER TIME.
I WILL LEARN ABOUT HOW ASSYRIAN
EMPIRE CAME TO AND MAINTAINED
POWER

Sumer

8000 BCE

7000 BCE

Babylon

Sumer

4000 BCE

6000 BCE

3000 BCE

2000 BCE

MESOPOTAMIAN TIMELINE

5000 BCE

4000 BCE

Assyria

1000 BCE

Name of
civilization

Sumer
5300-1800 BCE

Babylon
1800-1000 BCE

Structure

City-states

Empire

Who controlled
the empire?

Each city state

had a king.

A king, such as
Hammurabi,
ruled over the
whole empire.

HOW WERE THEY RULED?

Assyria
900-600 BCE

BABYLON AND ASSYRIA

BETWEEN 850 AND 612 B.C.E. THE

ASSYRIAN EMPIRE BECAME THE LARGEST
TO HAVE EVER EXISTED!

MAP MESOPOTAMIA THROUGH TIME.

WHEN YOU ARE DONE, USE BOOKS TO TRY AND FIND OUT
HOW THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE BECAME SO POWERFUL.

THE FALL OF BABYLON

AND THE RISE OF THE
ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
Control of Mesopotamia by force

HOW DID THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE

ATTAIN SUCH POWER?

A MIGHTY ARMY!

Assyrians chose native kings, governors to rule conquered lands.

Conquered rulers paid tributepayment for army's protection.

Assyrians destroyed cities if no tribute was paid, and exiled

people.

HOW DID THEY MAINTAIN THEIR

POWER?

Name of
civilization

Sumer
5300-1800 BCE

Babylon
1800-1000 BCE

Assyria
900-600 BCE

Structure

City-states

Empire

Empire

Who controlled
the empire?

Each city state

had a king.

A king such as
Local kings that
Hammurabi ruled paid tribute to
over the whole
the empire.
empire.

HOW WERE THEY RULED?