CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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kingdom
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empire
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Generally, empires are built through armed conquest by a powerful state over weaker states. There have been many empires throughout history. Historians generally recognize the oldest empire in history to be the Akkadian Empire, ruled by Sargon of Akkad, which dominated Mesopotamia.
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: -In general, empire creation is a result of a drive to accumulate power and control. In Mesopotamia, powerful city-state rulers gained more power by conquering their neighbors. From the 6th through 4th centuries BCE, various states in northern India (Mahajanapadas) fought for power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Countries build empires mainly to get power or wealth. Among the many reasons a state may take new land is to obtain mineral deposits and other valuable natural resources, to take control of a territory’s trade, or to use the labor of the territory’s people.