CIVILIZATION
AKKADIAN
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Question
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southern Mesopotamia
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northern Mesopotamia
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east of the Tigris and Euphrates
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d:south of the Tigris and Euphrates
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Detailed explanation-1: -Assyria is named for its original capital, the ancient city of Ašur-also known as Ashur-in northern Mesopotamia. Ashur was originally one of a number of Akkadian-speaking city states ruled by Sargon and his descendents during the Akkadian Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -King Sargon of Akkad-who legend says was destined to rule-established the world’s first empire more than 4, 000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Akkad was the northern (or northwestern) division of ancient Babylonia. The region was located roughly in the area where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (see Tigris-Euphrates river system) are closest to each other, and its northern limit extended beyond the line of the modern cities of Al-Fallūjah and Baghdad.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Akkadian Empire (/əˈkeɪdiən/) was the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia after the long-lived civilization of Sumer.