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Around 3000 BCE, the Sumerians had significant cultural interchange with a group in northern Mesopotamia known as the Akkadians—named after the city-state of Akkad. The Akkadian language is related to the modern languages of Hebrew and Arabic. These languages are known as Semitic languages. The term Semitic comes from the biblical character Shem, a son of Noah, the purported progenitor of Abraham and, accordingly, the Jewish and Arab people.
Around 2334 BCE, Sargon of Akkad came to power and established what might have been the world’s first dynastic empire. The Akkadian Empire ruled over both the Akkadian and Sumerian speakers in Mesopotamia and the Levant—modern day Syria and Lebanon. The Empire of Akkad collapsed in 2154 BCE, within 180 years of its founding.
Source: Akkadian Empire - Khan Academy
"At its most basic, an empire is a complex political organization where a dominant central state controls weaker peripheral (outer) states. There is no single recipe for making an empire, but the main ingredient is always control. In history's numerous examples of empires, we find that virtually any kind of state can exert power over other states to create an empire, but results will vary. The center's control over its peripheries can be either loose or strong, and can fluctuate even within an empire. Map of the Akkadian Empire. All regions north and west of Eshnunna were at best very weakly controlled by the Akkadian Emperors. By Zunkir, CC BY-SA 3.0. The earliest known empire was the Akkadian Empire. For around 1,000 years, Mesopotamia was dominated by city-states—small political units, where a city controlled its surrounding area. In 2330 BCE, Sargon of Akkad took control of southern Mesopotamia. He ruled from the city of Akkad, the center of his small empire. The other city-states maintained their political identities, but now functioned as the periphery of Sargon's empire, whether they liked it or not.
Source: What is an Empire?
Around 2334 BCE, Sargon of Akkad came to power and established what might have been the world’s first dynastic empire. The Akkadian Empire ruled over both the Akkadian and Sumerian speakers in Mesopotamia and the Levant—modern day Syria and Lebanon. The Empire of Akkad collapsed in 2154 BCE, within 180 years of its founding.
Source: Akkadian Empire - Khan Academy
"At its most basic, an empire is a complex political organization where a dominant central state controls weaker peripheral (outer) states. There is no single recipe for making an empire, but the main ingredient is always control. In history's numerous examples of empires, we find that virtually any kind of state can exert power over other states to create an empire, but results will vary. The center's control over its peripheries can be either loose or strong, and can fluctuate even within an empire. Map of the Akkadian Empire. All regions north and west of Eshnunna were at best very weakly controlled by the Akkadian Emperors. By Zunkir, CC BY-SA 3.0. The earliest known empire was the Akkadian Empire. For around 1,000 years, Mesopotamia was dominated by city-states—small political units, where a city controlled its surrounding area. In 2330 BCE, Sargon of Akkad took control of southern Mesopotamia. He ruled from the city of Akkad, the center of his small empire. The other city-states maintained their political identities, but now functioned as the periphery of Sargon's empire, whether they liked it or not.
Source: What is an Empire?
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