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Sargon of 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/sargon-of-akkad

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Sargon of Akkad born?

  2. 2. Where was Sargon of Akkad born?

  3. 3. When did Sargon of Akkad die?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Semitic Languages

  • Lingua Franca

  • Sumerian City-States

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

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

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