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MESOPOTAMIA, EGYPT, AND KUSH SECTION 2 Rural – countryside Urban – city City state Consisted of a city and all the countryside around it Amount of countryside controlled by city state depended on its military strength In Sumer, city-states fought each other to gain more farmland, this resulted in strong armies strong thick walls around their cities for protection Akkadians and the Sumerians lived in peace for many years Sargon sought to extend the Akkadian territory first ruler to have a permanent army established the world’s first empire Empire land with different territories and peoples under a single rule Polytheism the worship of many gods Sumerians believed that success in every area of life depended on pleasing the gods every Sumerian had a duty to serve and worship the gods Priests people who performed religious ceremonies Sumerians relied on them to help gain the god’s favors