WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Akkadian Empire was a monarchy, meaning that it was ruled by a king who inherited his position from a fellow family remember, usually a father or a brother. In the Akkadian language, the king was referred to as the lugal, which translates as ‘great man.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Akkadian Empire created the first postal system where clay tablets inscribed in cuneiform Akkadian script were wrapped in outer clay envelopes marked with the name and address of the recipient and the seal of the sender.

Detailed explanation-3: -Akkadia was the world’s first empire. It was established in Mesopotamia around 4, 300 years ago after its ruler, Sargon of Akkad, united a series of independent city states. Akkadian influence spanned along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers from what is now southern Iraq, through to Syria and Turkey.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Akkadians In 2334 BCE, Sargon of Akkad launched a series of conquests from his city on the Euphrates River. The empire he conquered extended from the Persian Gulf, up the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers as far as Anatolia (modern Turkey). To support his wars, Sargon created the world’s first permanent army.