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Sep 4, 1500
mitannian empire
A powerful state controlling north mesopotamia between 1500-1350 bc.Matannian empire major rivles where Egypt,under thw Thutmosids.During the 14th century bc the Matannian empire had outpost centured on its capital.Also there sphere of influence is shown in hurrian place names,personal names and the spread through Syria and the levant of a distinct pottery type. -
Hitties
People who spoke hittie and controlled central turkey and sometimes north syria fron 1650-1200bc.The Hitties where shepherds from the north near the Caspian Sea and Black Sea.These indo-european speaking people established their primary cities along the Halys River and called their home/a coeland of the hattia and there capital citiy is Hattusas. -
akkadian
.The Akkadian Empire was a ancient semitic empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surroundings region also called Akkad in aincient Mesopotamia. A language no longer spoken other known as a dead language but similar to moderen arabic and hebrew.It was writtin using cuneiform.This particular empire reached its political peak between the 24th and 22nd centuries bc.After the fall of this empier the Akkin people of Mesopatima eventually coalesced into two major -
eliamites
people living in elam to the south east of mesopatamia. -
gilamesh
Gilgamesh may have been the actual king of uruk around 2700 B.C.He became the hero of later stories and is said to have built the city walls.Gilamesh is often seen by scholers as a historical figure,since inscriptions have been found which confirm the existence of other figures associated with him in the epic.If Gilamesh existed he probly was a king who resigned sometime between 2800 and 2500 -
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hammuraibi
Hammurabi was king of babylon(1792-1750)and conquered much og mesopotamia in the last ten years of his reign -
ur
A city in southeren mesopatamia on the river euphrates.ur became the capital of an empire when king ur-nammu conquered southeren mesopotamia and lands furtherr east.Ur was an important Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia which is important and is located at the site of modderern.The site was maked by partilly restored ruins of the ziggurat. -
agade
A city which has not been foubd but thought to be near ancient babylon.This was the the capitial of the Akkadian Emprie.(there where no futher information fo this topic) -
cuneiform
the wedge shaped writing of mesopotamia.over time the need for writing first devolped into a script we all call cuniform.over thousands of years mesoptamia scribes recorded dail.humans first wrighting was in cuniform. -
royal tombs
Sixteen graves with a sacrifical with sacrifical victims in the large cemetery at ur.From 1922 to 1934,an archaeoliogist named C.Leonrd Woolley excavated the site of the anicient Sumerian city of Ur.He made great discoveries about the people who lived there.Among the 1800 graves he discoverd,there where 16 tombs which had a very special and valuable objects in them.He called them''Royal tombs''.