- Ashur (Assyria)
o 400 miles north of Sumer
o spoke their own language and has their own gods
o the neighboring city of Ninevah had very similar traditions
o eventually Ashur became the center of a new govt that included Ninevah
o Assyria - :Land of Ashur”
- Babylon (Babylonia)
o Located in southern Mesopotamia
o Ruled by a king named Hammurabi (1750 BC)
o Controlled Mesopotamia as far north as Ashur and Nineveh (map p. 117)
o Received lots of silver, timber, and other valuable goods from all over the Fertile Crescent
o Maintained several Sumerian traditions like using cuneiform to write down laws and records. Used some of Sumerian laws as well
o Babylonians worshiped Sumerian gods in addition to their own
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do we write the notes you give us on here.
Yes you do
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