Sargon I

Sargon I & the Sargon I & the AkkadiansAkkadians

The Uniter of Mesopotamia

How were the How were the Sumerians take over?Sumerians take over?• Sumerian

Mesopotamia became very rich $$$

• Sumerians fight over money and power

• Too busy worrying about beating each other up

Sargon the Baby Boy!

•Placed in a basket and Placed in a basket and sent down the sent down the Euphrates River where Euphrates River where his adopted mother his adopted mother found him & was told by found him & was told by the goddess Inanna that the goddess Inanna that he would be great one he would be great one dayday

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Uniting a Divided Land with Sargon

What is an Empire

• A large area of land controlled by one government or person!

Uniting a Divided land Uniting a Divided land with Sargonwith Sargon

• How did Sargon Unite this land, besides conquering it?

• How did he get all the people to get along?

• He compromises and uses all of their cultures mixed together.

• Akkadian Language

• Sumerian

• Writing

• Gods (several major gods)

• 50 years after Sargon I dies his son and later grandson have a hard time keeping peace and the people started a >>>>>>>>>

Sargon I’s Empire Falls Apart