Akkad, Mesopotamia's First Empire

Akkad

It was the first-known Empire of Mesopotamia and thrived from the end of the 24th century BCE to the beginning of the 22nd century BCE.

Sargon of Akkad (2334–2279 BCE)

Akkad was established by?

Baghdad

Akkad’s modern day location

Rimush

Manishtushu

Sargon’s two sons succeeded him

Naram-Sin

the son of Manishtushu, put the empire to its peak.

Shar-kali-sharri

Naram-Sin’s son

Babylonia

However, towards the course of Shar-kali-sharri reign, the Akkadian Empire only had a little state in northern _______ under its authority.

Elamites, Hurrians, Lullubi, Amorites, and Gutians

The downfall of the Akkadian Empire can be accounted by internal rebellions from local rulers as well as attacks from tribes such as the ______.

two millennia

The Akkadian Empire established the level that Mesopotamian kings would strive to reach for the following _______.

Aqqi

According to the Sargon Legend, which is based on his illegitimate birth, Sargon is initially imprisoned inside a reed basket in the Euphrates before being dragged out and raised as a gardener by a man by the name of ______.

Sargon

He rises to become the ruler of the first Mesopotamian state from this humble foundation.

King of Battle

The _____ is another tale about Sargon traveling to Purushkhanda in central Turkey to save the merchants from oppression.

Purushkhanda

The King of Battle is another tale about Sargon traveling to _______ in central Turkey to save the merchants from oppression.

Nur-Daggal

After defeating the city's king, _______, the local leader is allowed to rule as long as he recognizes Sargon as king.

Curse of Akkad

In The ________, Naram-Sin decides to destroy the god Enlil's temple because the gods have refused to let him rebuild it.

Cuthean Legend

According to the ______, Naram-Sin ventures outside to battle a force that has encroached on the Akkadian Empire.

oracle

Naram-Sin searches for an ______ regarding how the fight will turn out, but because it is unfavorable, he disregards it and mocks divination as a whole.

Standardization

________ goes hand in hand with a centralized administration.

Sumerian

This featured Akkadian, an East Semitic language, gradually taking the place of __________, a non-Semitic language, in official writings.

Enheduanna

the daughter of Sargon, was appointed as the chief priestess of the moon god Nanna at Ur, setting possibly the most significant precedent that the Akkadian Empire ever established.

Enheduanna

She is the earliest known author in Mesopotamia, having written two songs honoring the goddess Inanna.