Chapter 1 - Cloudfront.net
... Most people in cities were craft men, scribes (read/writing) or worked to ensure a reliable water source Many were slaves that did the worst jobs ...
... Most people in cities were craft men, scribes (read/writing) or worked to ensure a reliable water source Many were slaves that did the worst jobs ...
Ur III: Continuity and Erasure
... Mieroop 2007: 64). After the fall, a nomadic people known as the Gutians ...
... Mieroop 2007: 64). After the fall, a nomadic people known as the Gutians ...
Focusing on the Main Ideas
... O King Sargon was king of the Akkadians from northern Mesopotamia. O He set up the world’s first empire (group of many different lands under one ruler.) O Empire lasted for about 200 years. ...
... O King Sargon was king of the Akkadians from northern Mesopotamia. O He set up the world’s first empire (group of many different lands under one ruler.) O Empire lasted for about 200 years. ...
UNIT 1 REVIEW GUIDE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF THE MIDDLE
... 13. Explain the geography and resources of the Phoenicians and how they influenced their civilization. ...
... 13. Explain the geography and resources of the Phoenicians and how they influenced their civilization. ...
Chapter 2 Review Packet 2016
... 1. ______________________________________________ is Greek for “land between the rivers.” 2. A long period of time without rain is known as a _______________________________________________. 3. The ancient Mesopotamians came up with the idea of digging _______________________________________________ ...
... 1. ______________________________________________ is Greek for “land between the rivers.” 2. A long period of time without rain is known as a _______________________________________________. 3. The ancient Mesopotamians came up with the idea of digging _______________________________________________ ...
Akkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire /əˈkeɪdiən/ was an ancient Semitic empire centered in the city of Akkad /ˈækæd/ and its surrounding region, also called Akkad in ancient Mesopotamia. The empire united all the indigenous Akkadian-speaking Semites and the Sumerian speakers under one rule. The Akkadian Empire controlled Mesopotamia, the Levant, and parts of Iran.During the 3rd millennium BC, there developed a very intimate cultural symbiosis between the Sumerians and the Semitic Akkadians, which included widespread bilingualism. Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as a spoken language somewhere between the 3rd and the 2nd millennia BC (the exact dating being a matter of debate).The Akkadian Empire reached its political peak between the 24th and 22nd centuries BC, following the conquests by its founder Sargon of Akkad (2334–2279 BC). Under Sargon and his successors, Akkadian language was briefly imposed on neighboring conquered states such as Elam. Akkad is sometimes regarded as the first empire in history, though there are earlier Sumerian claimants.After the fall of the Akkadian Empire, the Akkadian people of Mesopotamia eventually coalesced into two major Akkadian speaking nations: Assyria in the north, and, a few centuries later, Babylonia in the south.