Akkad

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/akkad

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is Akkad known for?Establishment of the first unified territorial empire
2. What is the period of dominance?Circa 2334–2154 BCE
3. What is the geographical extent?Covered Mesopotamia and parts of the Near East
4. What was the Akkadian Empire and when did it exist?It was the first true empire in the world, flourishing from the 24th to 22nd centuries BCE.
5. Who was Sargon of Akkad and what did he do?He was a legendary leader who conquered many Sumerian city-states and created a unified kingdom across Mesopotamia.

Lingua Franca: A common language used by people with different native languages to communicate.
Bureaucracy: A system of government where most important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives.
Semitic Languages: A branch of the Afroasiatic language family originating in the Middle East, including Akkadian, Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic.
Archaeological Evidence: Information gathered from the study of ancient artifacts and sites to understand past human activity.