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Akkadian Mesopotamia
Akkadian empire and Mesopotamia empire:some facts
Question | Answer |
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What is the Fertile Crescent? | A land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.It is shaped like a crescent and has good soil. It is believed to be the area where the first civilization started. |
What was the first empire? | The first empire was built in Mesopotamia in 2300 BC by Sargon. It was called the Akkadian Empire |
What is Polytheism? | Polytheism is the practice of worshiping many gods. |
what is Cuneiform? | Cuneiform is the first system of writing.It was made by Sumerians. |
What did the Sumerians invent? | Sumerians invented the wheel, the plow, Cuneiform, and the ziggurat or a pyramid shaped temple. |
Who is Hammurabi? | Hammurabi is the leader of the second empire, the Babylonian empire. Hammurabi wrote down 282 laws to keep his people at peace. |
Why did empires rise and fall? | Other civilizations would rise around the fertile crescent. They would then fight until the empires fall and a new rein starts. |
Who was the first known female writer in history? | Endheduanna, Sargon's daughter was the first known female writer in history. She wrote hymns to the goddess Inanna. |