NEOLITHIC

REVOLUTION OF C

AKKAD
By Jadejirat, Yanisa, Nicha, Thaya, Bralee and Sarocha
Time Period Cities
Rise and Fall
King Sargon conquered Sumer
United the city states and improved government and
military
Got the control about 200 years
King was a great military general, created 1st Empire
Even created 3D sculptures called Steles
Victory Stele, created of King Sargons grandson ( KING
NARAM-SIN)
After 200 years of rule, Akkadian Empire fell apart
In 2100 BC Sumer returned
Beliefs(religion)
The Akkadians didnt believe in after life.
They held no prospect of an afterlife.
They understood that death was in term of
frighten and fear by any salvation through
human effort or divine compassion.
They though the death were the most
horrible being in early Mesopotamian
demonology. Its called The descent of
Ishtar to the underworld. Which Ishtar is the
goddess of fertility, love, war and sex.
Writing
Akkadian was a Semitic language spoken in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq and Syria)
between about 2,800 BC and 500 AD. The Akkadian cuneiform script was transformed
to Sumerian cuneiform but many Sumerian words were borrowed into Akkadian
that were spoken in old Mesopotamia.
 Art
Akkadians are known to be the
superior artistic skills. Akkadian art was
all about showing how impressive the
rulers were, their enemies destroyed or
carried away a lot of Akkadian art after
the rulers lost battles.
Moreover, Akkadian art was so
impressive that their enemies
destroyed and carried away a lot of
their arts.
Inventions
The Akkadian empire is the first to invent the abacus.
The abacus from Mesopotamia's time looks quite similar to our abacus from
today. They are also invent some other cool things like wheels, not only things
but also a road.
Slavery
Almost slave in Akkad Empire both women and men were captured in wars.
Slave is important in that era because they made a lot of bud bricks and made all
the buildings that would make the empire magnificent.
If free women or men marry a slave, the one that is slave would be free. Also
their children totally free.
The owner of slaves thought that they were property, a tool or even an animal.
Economy
The economy of Akkad depends on a rich agriculture at the time.
Economy of Akkad was short of almost everything else, particular metal ores, timber and
building stone which all of these had to be imported.
They have two principle center which are:
-The irrigated farmlands of southern Iraq that have a yield of 30 grains returned for each
grain sown.
- The rain-fed agriculture of northern Iraq. Also known as the Upper Country.
 Government
Akkadians and Sumerians had a similar
government and culture as the
Sumerians, but they didnt speak same
language.
The government includes many
individual city-states. Each city had
their own ruler that controlled the city
and the surrounding area. Basically
these city-states were not united and
often warred with each other.
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