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AKKADIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What peoples came before the Akkadians in the land of Mesopotamia?
A
Babylonians
B
Sumerians
C
Assyrians
D
Persians
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a great civilization. Beginning around 5, 500 years ago, the Sumerians built cities along the rivers in Lower Mesopotamia, specialized, cooperated, and made many advances in technology.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Empire to rule all of Mesopotamia was the Akkadian Empire. It lasted for around 200 years from 2300 BC to 2100 BC. The Akkadians lived in northern Mesopotamia while the Sumerians lived in the south. They had a similar government and culture as the Sumerians, but spoke a different language.

Detailed explanation-3: -A prehistoric people who lived in the region before the Sumerians have been termed the “Proto-Euphrateans” or “Ubaidians", and are theorized to have evolved from the Samarra culture of northern Mesopotamia.

Detailed explanation-4: -It went from the Sumer to the Akkadians to the Babylonians to the Assyrians back to the Babylonians back to the Assyrians and finally to the Persians. 5000 BC-The Sumer form the first towns and cities.

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