CIVILIZATION
AKKADIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -(Akkadian) Babylonian and Assyrian During the 2nd millennium BC, Babylonian was adopted all over the Near East as the language of scholarship, administration, commerce and diplomacy. Later in the 1st millennium BC it was gradually replaced by Aramaic, which is still spoken in some parts of the Middle East today.
Detailed explanation-2: -Art of the period often focused on kings, and depicted somber and grim conflict and subjugation to divinities. Sumerians and Akkadians were bilingual in each other’s languages, but Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian. The empire had a postal service, and a library featuring astronomical observations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Scholars used to believe in a linear model of linguistic development in ancient Mesopotamia: The Sumerians migrated into the region, founded the first cities, and were conquered by Sargon and the Akkadians, who replaced the Sumerian language with their own, Semitic, language.