Akkadian Empire
Published on Dec 02, 2015
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A long, long time ago there was a city-state called Akkadia ruled by King Sargon and they went on a journey to become the first empire.
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The Akkadian Empire came to be when people in northern Mesopotamia took over Sumer. These group of people were very strong, bold people with great courage.
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The Akkadian empire did things very similar to the Sumerians like how they used cuneiform writing and an irrigation system. They also worshiped the same gods.
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Then one day, Sargon announced that he was planning an attack on the city-state, Uruk. Many citizens were scared considering how immense Uruk was, but one boy Anki was excited because he thought it sounded
daring.
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On the day of the attack, Sargon had gathered his army and was fully prepared for the attack. Sargon had done many attacks before this, so he used his effective military strategies. He had his first line of men equipped with shields, and everyone behind them had long spears that were extended between the shields. Then finally, the moment for the attack came.
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One of the men with spears was Anki. When Sargon gave his permission to attack, the citizens of Uruk were caught off guard and were surprised. Eventually, Sargon's army defeated the Uruk citizens and had officially dominated all of Mesopotamia. Anki was joyful and filled with glee, knowing that they were the first empire.
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Over the years, Sargon kept up his empire by collecting tributes from the citizens. The Akkadian citizens learned some techniques from the Sumerians as well. For example, one talent that Anki was especially talented at, was the irrigational techniques. Also, they were extremely talented at their 3 dimensional sculptures.
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But like all things, it had to come to an end. Sargon kept up his empire for 56 years, but invaders from the north came to take over. The Akkadian culture became history ,but their strength will always be remembered.
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By: Emma Vandal, Anabel Pereira, Jake Oetinger, Dhruv Saran
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