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Sargon and The Rise of the Akkadian Empire

Sargon and The Rise of the Akkadian Empire. Introduction. City of Kish was powerful by 3,500 B.C. Over the next 1000 years Ur and Ukur fought for power. Akkadian society develops north of Sumer. Peace among three societies until 2300 B.C. Who was Sargon?. Served under king of the Kish.

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Sargon and The Rise of the Akkadian Empire

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  1. Sargon and The Rise of the Akkadian Empire

  2. Introduction • City of Kish was powerful by 3,500 B.C. • Over the next 1000 years Ur and Ukur fought for power. • Akkadian society develops north of Sumer. • Peace among three societies until 2300 B.C.

  3. Who was Sargon? • Served under king of the Kish. • With his army, he took over the city of Kish. • Gained loyalty of soldier by eating with them everyday. • Ruled Mesopotamia from 2334 B.C.-2279 B.C. • First ruler to have a permanent army.

  4. How he conquered Mesopotamia • Built Akkad on the Euphrates River. • Used army to take over city-states. • Conquered: • Sumer • Northern Mesopotamia. • Asia Minor

  5. What did he do? • Establish the worlds first empire. • Land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler. • Known as the Akkadian Empire • Empire stretched from Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea

  6. Sargon’s Empire • Ruled for 55 years. • Lasted only a century after his death. • Without his rule, the Akkadian Empire was overrun. • SARGON’S EMPIRE UNITED THE MESOPOTAMIAN CITY-STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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