CIVILIZATION
AKKADIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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using diplomacy
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using military strategies
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destroying walls of other city-states
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requiring governors of city-states to be loyal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sargon maintained his empire by strategically placing men he trusted into each conquered city or region. He garrisoned troops and put his people into positions of power. He appointed his daughter, Enheduanna as high priestess of Inanna in Ur, where she influenced religious and political affairs for the next 40 years.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gained loyalty by eating with a soldier everyday. This worked by him gaining respect from his soldiers and maybe the soldier giving him secret plans on how to win. What was the name of the city that Sargon built on the Euphrates River?
Detailed explanation-3: -Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers, is where the earliest human societies were formed. Its prime location between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and led to the name Fertile Crescent. Sargon took advantage of this location as he built his capital city, Akkad, in the prime location of Mesopotamia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sargon won loyalty with the Akkadian Empire by permitting people to keep local customs and rules.