The First Empire of Mesopotamia - Akkad

Reorder

Reorder the following with the EARLIEST empire listed 1st and the LATEST empire 5th

616 BCE - Neo Babylonian Empire

1360 BCE - Assyrian Empire

550 BCE - Persian Empire

2300 BCE - Akkadian Empire

1792 BCE - Babylonian Empire

• Akkadian Empire

• Babylonian Empire

• Assyrian Empire

• Neo Babylonian

• Persian Empire

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• Conflict/fighting over land & water --> weakend Sumerian city-states

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• Conquest of strong rule​rs --> 1st empires

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• Empire : large area of many territories & people, controlled by 1 government​

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​The Downfall of Sumer

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Multiple Choice

The first Empire in Mesopotamia was the

• Sumerians

• Akkadians

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

• north of Sumer

• similar government & culture as Sumer

• spoke different language

• Akkadian rulers saw advantage of uniting cities under one nation

​The Akkad

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Multiple Choice

Which is the best definition of 'empire'?

• A collection of city-states that unify against a common enemy

• A large territory where a single powerful leader or government rules several groups of people.

• A succession of people from the same family who rule a country.

• A small group of people has control of a country through their wealth and power.

• King Sargon I conquered all Sumerian city-states

• united northern + southern Mesopotamia under 1 ruler

• known as 1st great king in history​

• ruled ≈ 50 years​

• gained power by...

  • changing language to Akkadian

  • putting Akkadians into power

  • expanding empire by conquest

• ​Death caused rebellion/invasion

• empire collapsed​ to northern rival, BABYLONIA around 1900 BCE

​The Akkadian Empire

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Dropdown

Sargon's empire was maintained by using ______ power.

Select answer

Location & Dates

• 2350 BC - 2190 BC

• Northern and Southern Mesopotamia

Government

• 1st empire

• Sargon was 1st emperor

Social Structure(same as Sumer)

• King

• Priests

• Citizens

Math Response

The Akkadian Empire lasted from 2350 BC - 2190 BC. How many years did the Akkadian Empire rule?

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 160

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Food Supply (same as Sumer)

• relied on silt from flooding

• irrigation

• the plow

Religion (same as Sumer)

• polytheism

• ziggurats

Written Language
(same as Sumer)

• cuneiform

• scribes used clay tablets & a stylus

Drag and Drop

What type of religion did the Akkadian's have?

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monotheistic

polytheistic

Dropdown

What empire did the Akkadian's conquer to take control of Mesopotamia?

Select answer

Technology

• created the 1st empire

• military strategies

Arts

• 3-D sculptures

Multiple Choice

What was the political strategy of the Akkadian Empire?

• To replace the leaders of a conquered territory with their own men.

• To destroy any rebellion againts the rule of the king.

• To create unity between new people by marrying into their royal family.

• To identify the kingship with the local god of the city.

Multiple Choice

The Akkadian Empire is known for being _____ and ruled over Mesopotamia from _______.

• The first empire in the world; about 2300-2100 BCE.

• The first democracy in the world; about 300-200 BCE.

• The first civilization in the world; about 5000-3100 BCE.

• The first empire in the world; about 300-700 CE.