Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The warrior society of the assyrians produced fearsome soldiers as well as innovative. The ancient kingdom built by mighty warriors with their fearsome armies and modern. The iron weapons of the assyrian military would prove a decisive. Akkadian empire, considered among the greatest empires in mesopotamia, stretched from the persian gulf through modern kuwait, iraq, jordan, syria, lower part of asia minor to the mediterranean sea and cyprus. Explore the captivating history of the assyrian empire. The akkadian empire ended when kings found it hard to rule over such a large territory, and soon the akkadian empire fell to new invaders the sumerians believed it fell because of a curse. The original citystate of akkad was located somewhere in. Changes in stalagmite chemistry from this cave have now linked the collapse of the akkadian empire to climate changes more than 4,000 years ago. The akkadian empire world civilization lumen learning.
If you were to take a stroll back in time to the akkadian empire, you would be in a land of several firsts. After the fall of the akkadian empire, the amorites were the next people to dominate mesopotamia. The assyrian empire was built on the strength of their powerful army. If that account is correct, sargons army would have been the largest standing army of the period. The assyrian empire for kids the ancient kingdom built by mighty. One account suggests that his army numbered 5,400 men, soldiers called gurush in akkadian. At its greatest extent, the akkadian empire reached as far as anatolia in the. The akkadian empire was an ancient semitic empire centered in the city of akkad and its surrounding region in ancient mesopotamia, which united all the indigenous akkadian speaking semites and the sumerian speakers under one rule within a multilingual empire.
Lugalzagesi marched his army from kish to meet sargon in battle and. Mesopotamia and lead military expeditions to conquer further east and north. The akkadian empire was one of the first empires in human history and certainly the first to involve the central government of a large, multiethnic populace. A captivating guide to the kingdom in ancient mesopotamia, starting from the akkadian empire to the battle of opis against persia, including babylonian mythology and the legacy of babylonia. On the prism, sennacherib brags about his military conquests, including the. Akkad is sometimes regarded as the first empire in history, though the meaning of this term is not precise, and there are earlier sumerian claimants. The directions of the military campaigns are shown as yellow arrows. The akkadian army was also accompanied by scribes, who kept the supply records scribe of the cupbearer, counted the casualties, noted the names of highranking enemies, and perhaps sketched exotic landscapes, weaponry, military attire, and people for later commemorative purposes. Ancient origins articles related to akkadian in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Hammurabi founded an empire known as the babylonian empire, which was. The akkadian empire was the first ancient empire of mesopotamia, centered in the city of akkad. The assyrian empire is considered the greatest of the mesopotamian empires.
The amorites were a semitic tribe that moved into central mesopotamia. The akkadian empire reached its political peak between the 24th and 22nd centuries bc, following the conquests by its founder sargon of akkad. Provided to youtube by cdbaby akkadian empire audiomachine chronicles. A captivating guide to the kingdom in ancient mesopotamia, starting from the akkadian empire to the battle of opis against persia, including babylonian mythology and the legacy of babylonia, you will discover topics such as the land of the babylonians life, culture, and gender roles throughout. Giottos online textbook ancient mesopotamia ancient mesopotamia babylon. According to one interpretation of passages in the biblical book of genesis. The akkadian empire was the first ancient semiticspeaking empire of mesopotamia, centered in the city of akkad and its. A history from beginning to end and millions of other books are available for instant access. The book discusses the assyrian government, military, daily life, the various classes of citizens, their art. As a matter of fact, not only is this considered one of the first.
It also introduced things like the very first postal system and facilitated advances in science, art, and medicine. But once in power, he was to change the face of sumerian, and western, history. After the fall of the akkadian empire, the amorites were the next people to. Ancient mesopotamia later peoples babylon and assyria. King hammurabi of the city of babylon is the most famous of the amorite rulers. The akkadian empire was the first political entity to make extensive and efficient.