Mesopotamia is formed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This area was part of the Fertile Crescent, a fertile arc of land from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean sea, through Mesopotamia, to the Persian Gulf. 2300 B.C Sargon invaded and conquered the neighboring city-states of Sumer. Sargon expanded and created the first empire known to history. This did not last Sargon died and ,invaders swept in and left his empire in ruins. Then Hammurabi brought much of Mesopotamia under the control of his empire. The time frame of Mesopotamia was from 3200-539 B.C. At 2300 king Sargon starts conquering the first empire in history. 1972-49 B.C. Hammurabi conquers a large empire. 2100 is when the nomadic people started moving into Mesopotamia. 1500 Indo-European people conquered northern Mesopotamia. …show more content…
His code codified civil law. The branch deals with private rights and matters, like business contracts, property inheritance, taxes, marriage, and divorce. He designed these laws to help protect the powerless like slaves or women. Hammurabi’s code also dealt with criminal law, this deals with robbery, assault, and murder. This limited personal vengeance and encouraged social order. They followed the rule an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth. Darius encouraged the use of coins which lydians of Asia Minor first introduced. Most people still continued to use the barter economy. The Phoenicians became best known for manufacturing and trade. They made glass from sand, and also from a tiny sea snail they produced a widely admired purple dye. Phoenicians traded with people all across the Mediterranean Sea. To promote trade they set up colonies from North America to Sicily and Spain. The Phoenicians exchanged goods from the Mediterranean Sea for