
The Akkadian Empire
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- Q1Where did the Akkadians come from?Northern MesopotamiaNorthern MinnesotaSumeriaEgypt30s
- Q2Who was the most famous Akkadian king?King HammurabiBurger KingKing TutKing Sargon30s
- Q3What did Sargon use to conquer Sumer?iron weaponsA large armyStrong soldiersStrong military skills and good political strategies30s
- Q4What military strategy brought Sargon victory in battle?tight formations; those in front stood behind shieldstight uniforms, lots of shieldslarge army, lots of weaponslarge formations ; iron weapons30s
- Q5What was Sargon's greatest achievement?He created world's first empire.He trained a professional armyHe united the city-statesHe created irrigation systems.30s
- Q6What political strategy did Sargon use to keep control over his empire?He destroyed the walls around the city-states .He destroyed their farms.He created natural barriers.He destroyed their levees and dams.30s
- Q7What was one of the Akkadians' cultural achievements?they created jewelrythey opened a museumThey created stelesthey built temples30s
- Q8What is this a picture of?taking care of the lawsstone that tells storiesstelewhat you do in baseball30s
- Q9What cultural practices did the Akkadians borrow from the Sumerians?stable food supply, inventionscuneiform writing, irrigation system, religionfarming, irrigation systems30s
- Q10How long did Sargon hope his empire would continue? How long did it last?250 years, 400 yearsHe hoped it would continue forever.1000 years, 200 yearsfrom 2300 BCE-2200 BCE30s