government
what kind of government was Akkad
What is Theocracy
This daughter of Sargon I served as high priestess of the moon god Sin at Ur and is credited with writing literary works in Sumerian
Who is Enkhe-duanna?
who was the most famous Akkadian king
what is king Sargon
what was Akkads currency
What is trade
Sargon I was the first Mesopotamian ruler to maintain this type of armed force, which remained fiercely loyal because it depended directly on the king
. What is a large permanent fighting force?
the chief legacy of the Akkadians was establishing this concept that a united state larger than the traditional city states could be forged to amass wealth
what is the idea of an empire
Akkadian artists created these precisely carved artifacts that, when rolled on damp clay, displayed scenes of battles or banquets
What are cylinder seals?
he founded the empire by overthrowing lugalzagesi 2334 bc and was long remembered
who is sargon
This sector of production, the primary source of Akkad’s wealth, was reorganized into a centralized, state-run operation
What is agriculture (or agricultural production)?
Sargon claimed to have been victorious in this many battles and destroyed walls as far as the edges of the sea
What is thirty-four (34)?
the Akkadians language flourished and and became the kind of language for government and business in mesopotamia
what is the official languige
The Victory Stela of Naram-Sin captures the aggression, energy, and this emotional state of the Akkadian empire at its height
What is confidence?
naram sin took this title signifying his power extended to ends of earth though his son abandoned it
what is king of four quaters
This standardized unit of measurement, equal to about one bushel or 30 liters, was introduced to accurately control farm production and market traffic
What is the Akkad gur?
This nomadic group, whom Mesopotamians regarded as crude barbarians, entered the territory from the Zagros Mountains to the east
. Who are the Gutians?
The Obelisk of Manishtushtu records that this king seized huge expanses of this asset in Sumer to parcel out to his nobles and other supporters
What is land
Artworks created in the Akkadian empire were noted for this quality, described as being new to the era
What is a lively and individual quality?
how long did Sargon's son rule
What is 32yrs
Imperial administrators collected taxes on the harvest that sometimes amounted to as much as this high percentage of the food produced
What is 70 percent?
this Semitic-speaking nomadic people migrated into Mesopotamia from the northwest and fought Shar-kali-sharri in Syria
Who are the Amorites?
To maintain control and head off rebellions, kings based loyal soldiers and built these two types of structures for Akkadian priests and officials in conquered states
What are temples and fortresses?
The Victory Stela of Naram-Sin depicts the king standing triumphantly on top of two fallen victims and gazing at a mountain crowned by suns or these celestial bodies
What are stars?
how long did sargon rule
what is 56yrs
Besides overland routes to Iran and Anatolia, the Akkadians traded by sea with these two ports located on the western coast of the Persian Gulf
What are Dilmun and Makkan?
Inscriptions from the reign of Rimush document that his violent suppression of Sumerian city-state rebellions resulted in the slaughter or this action toward thousands of people
What is enslavement?