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1 Mesopotamia

2 Sargon of Akkad Ruled circa BCE Started as cup-bearer for the king of Kish Built capital: Akkad Conquered Uruk Created the Akkadian Empire. First person to create a centrally ruled empire

3 Sargon of Akkad

4 Hammurabi Ruled circa BCE Babylonian Conquered North to Asia Minor First Law Code United City-states of Sumer

5 Hammurabi

6 Nebuchadnezzar Ruled circa BCE Chaldean Great King of New Babylonian Empire Rebuilt city of Babylon Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon - Ancient Wonder

7

8 You Take Over Babylonia Assyria
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