Rise and Fall of Mesopotamia
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Objective
I can analyze the key factors that led to the rise and fall of Mesopotamian civilizations.
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Warm-up video
TED-Ed · 5:16Vetted channel
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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The Assyrian Empire, considered history's first true empire, reached its peak in the 7th century BCE, stretching across modern Iraq, Syria, and parts of Turkey, Iran, and Egypt.
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Assyria transformed from a city-state to a territorial state around 1300 BCE under Ashur-uballit I, initiating military campaigns and an administrative system that oversaw diverse cultures.
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Assyrian kings like Ashurbanipal valued cultural traditions, supporting scholars and building libraries like the one at Ninevah, which preserved ancient works in Akkadian and Sumerian.
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Practice
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What was the primary economic activity in the city of Ashur during the Late Bronze Age?
How did Ashur-uballit I transform Assyria around 1300 BCE?
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“Describe two key factors that contributed to the rise of the Assyrian Empire, according to the video.”
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