CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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mined precious stones in the mountains
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collected tribute from conquered peoples
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expanded irrigation to grown bigger crops
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printed paper money to buy what it needed
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city? The Akkadians built up the capital city with tributes collected from people they conquered. For what did the Akkadians used steles. The Akkadians used steles to record information.
Detailed explanation-2: -Interesting Facts About the Akkadians There were many good roads built between the major cities. They even developed an official postal service. The Sumerians believed that the Akkadian Empire collapsed because of a curse placed on them when Naram-Sin conquered the city of Nippur and destroyed the temple.
Detailed explanation-3: -Living in the Akkadian Empire The economy was dependent on irrigated farmlands of southern Iraq, and rain-fed agriculture of Northern Iraq. There was often a surplus of agriculture but shortages of other goods, like metal ore, timber, and building stone.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sargon of Akkad conquered most of the Sumerian city-states, ending Sumer with the rise of the Akkadian Empire. In 2340 BC Sargon of Akkad conquered most of the Sumerian city-states, thus ending Sumer with the rise of the Akkadian Empire, sometimes regarded as the first empire in history.