CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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building a beautiful temple garden
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creating the world’s first empire
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writing harsh but fair laws
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spreading tales of cruelty
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -He and the Akkadians had created the world’s first empire. This was their greatest achievement. Sargon ruled his empire for 56 years. During that time, he made the city of Agade (uh-GAH-duh), in northern Mesopotamia, the empire’s capital [capital: a city that is the center of government] .
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 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.