CIVILIZATION
AKKADIAN
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Question
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a city that is the center of government
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wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior.
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a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
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a collection of written laws and rules
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Detailed explanation-1: -He built up the city with tributes [tributes: wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior] collected from the people he conquered. Agade became a cultural center, with many beautiful temples and palaces. It was one of the richest and most powerful cities in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -A tribute (/ˈtrɪbjuːt/; from Latin tributum, “contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of lands which the state conquered.
Detailed explanation-3: -Akkad was the capital of the Akkadian Empire, which was the dominant political force in Mesopotamia during a period of about 150 years in the last third of the 3rd millennium BC.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sargon, byname Sargon of Akkad, (flourished 23rd century bce), ancient Mesopotamian ruler (reigned c. 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).
Detailed explanation-5: -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. Sargon realized that implementing bureaucratic systems would be necessary to the survival of his empire.