Outline the achievements of the first empires that arose in mesopotamia answers

-2300 B. C. Sargon created first empire

-Hammurabi codified 300 laws (1790 B. C.)

-Hittites developed the skill to extract iron from ore

Mesopotamia housed a number of ancient peoples, attracted by the fertility of the soil that was guaranteed by the flood cycles of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Among the numerous peoples that inhabited the region, the Sumerians, the Amorites, the Assyrians and the Chaldeans stand out. Other peoples who had relevance in Mesopotamian history were the Akkadians and the Elamites.