WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Sargon, a king from Kish, seized the lower portion of Sumer through a series of wars. He conquered one city-state after another to form a new region called Akkad. Sargon became king of Akkad and systematically brought every city-state within his newly conquered territory under one empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is true of Sargon’s rule? He spread civilization beyond Mesopotamia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meanwhile, Sargon expanded his empire, defeating the Elamites to the East, who inhabited what is today western Iran. To the West, Sargon conquered parts of Syria and Anatolia. He established his capital at Akkad, near Kish, becoming the first king of the Akkadian Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -2334–2279 bce) who was one of the earliest of the world’s great empire builders, conquering all of southern Mesopotamia as well as parts of Syria, Anatolia, and Elam (western Iran). He established the region’s first Semitic dynasty and was considered the founder of the Mesopotamian military tradition.