AKKADIANS The people who lives in the place of AKKAD or AGADE AKKAD is located in the middle of Mesopotamia. Said to be the center of the world kingdom during the 3 rd millenium BC (2340-2180)
AKKADIANSThe people who lives in the place of AKKAD or
AGADEAKKAD is located in the middle of Mesopotamia.Said to be the
center of the world kingdom during the 3rd millenium BC
(2340-2180)
lOCATIONKings of akkadiansKing Sargon The Great Ruled akkad for
about (2334-2279) - created the first multi-national empire in the
world. he conquered what he called the four corners of the
universeRimush the son of King Sargon.Ruled for about 9
years.Manishtusu the other son of Sargon. Who took over after the
death of King Rimush.Reigned (2271-2261) BCE.
4Naram-Sin - Son of Manishtusu. Reigned from (2261-2224)
BCE.Consider as one of the greatest king of Akkadian.He had to
suppress rebellions across the empire before he could begin to
govern.The empire flourished under his reign.ACHIEVEMENTSIncreased
in TradeConstuction and imfrastructures ; like the ISHTAR Temple
located at Nineveh.Land Reforms and DistributionCreated the first
POSTAL SYSTEM > where clay tablets inscribed in
cuneiformCuneiform. AKKADIAN CULTUREThe trait same as the Sumerians
in terms of religion and social practices.Akkadian replaced
summerian as a spoken language .Religion they also worship
different GODS. Education they also use CUNEIFORM style of
writing.THE FALL OF AKKADIANWhen shar-kali-sharris semmed to lack
the ability to maintain order and was unable to prevent further
attacks on the empire. After or within100 years the Akkadian empire
had collapsed. Many elamites leads the attack and somehow the
revenge of the sumerian people to akkadians.
