People
Who was the king who established the Akkadian Empire?
Sargon
Where were Sumer and the Akkadian empire located?
In Mesopotamia
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
"Between two rivers"
Where is Mesopotamia?
Between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
What is a city-state?
Individual cities that each had their own king and army
What kind of buildings were the Sumerians famous for creating?
Ziggurats
What is a ziggurat?
A temple or square/rectangular pyramid like buildings
Where was Sargon found as a baby?
Floating down the Euphrates River
What is the name of the oldest writing system?
Cuneiform
What Biblical figure was Sargon compared to? Why?
Moses - they were both found floating down the river in a basket