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    of human civilization many empires have risen and fallen‚ however the empires of Sargon the Great‚ the Assyrian’s‚ and the Persian’s have left their legacy due to their innovativeness and creativity. For example‚ Sargon the Great created the notion of appointing governors in conquered territories. Also the Persian’s adopted one single language (Aramaic) to help innovate their road systems‚ postal services‚ and trades. These are just some of the many tools these empires used to grow in size and conquer

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    Sargon of Akkad And the Dawn of an Empire Sargon of Akkad‚ also known as Sargon the Great‚ was an Akkadian emperor who is famously known for his victories and rule over the city-states of Sumer in the 24th and 23rd centuries. He is referred to as one of the greatest rulers of Mesopotamia and he is accredited for the creation of the world’s first major empire (Time-Life 17). He is also referred to as the founder of Mesopotamian military tradition. The story of his birth is what some refer

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    Sargon The Great Ruler

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    enemies. He shows mercy to those who betray him and seek his forgiveness and to his allies he gives cities. These are the traits of the great emperor of Mesopotamia: Sargon of Akkad (2370-2315 B.C.E.). Sargon started his rule with a few and with his military genius and excellent leadership skills‚ he created one of the largest empires in history. He perfectly fits the description provided by Crone as a political ruler in a complex human society due to his excellent decision making and his ability

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    told of Sargon’s life and how we came to become a ruler. Sargon did not seem to know his father‚ only his mother. Just from reading the text‚ we cannot tell exactly why his mother had to stay low key about her pregnancy and pass him along the river. His mother made sure he was safe‚ “She placed me in a basket of reeds‚ she cast me upon the rivers which did not overflow me”‚ he travels through safely where we is found by Akki‚ a gardner. Sargon is then appointed as a gardener by Akki and is blessed

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    Sargon II’s letter to Assur reveals much about the Assyrians relationships with a multitude of groups. The first relationship that the letter deals with is the one between the king (Sargon II) and the gods. From the opening of the letter‚ readers experience the intimate relationship that Sargon II feels to the gods‚ specifically Assur‚ the head god of the Assyrians. Shown in how he opens the letter‚ “may it be exceedingly well with Assur‚” within this first line the familiarity is unmistakable. 1

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    Sargon and Naram-Sin were two ancient Sumerian Kings‚ with Sargon being an example of good leadership and Naram-Sin being a good example of poor leadership. Comparison of the two kings will be done with respect to their actions and reasons for their successes or failures‚ and also with respect to the concept of “Me”. Finally‚ a conclusion of what constitutes corruption in Ancient Sumeria will be made. Introduction The “Me” were a set of rules designed by the gods to preserve harmony and order

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    Empires

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    The Roman and Han Empires both had their differences and similarities. However their similarities out-weighed their differences by a large amount. Their governments‚ economies‚ traditions‚ even their ways of agriculture made them very similar but at the same time very different. A couple of things that made them similar are The Han and the Roman Empires was two of the most powerful empires to rule their respective parts of the world‚ however they both declined and failed. Another thing was that agriculture

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    Persian Empire

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    The essay about the Persian Empire The particular history-achaemenid The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). Persia’s earliest known kingdom was the proto-Elamite Empire‚ followed by the Medes; but it is the Achaemenid Empire that emerged under Cyrus the Great that is usually the earliest to be called "Persian. The first record of the Persians comes from an Assyrian inscription from c. 844 BC that calls them

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    Two civilizations started out at the same time and evolved into empires of great similarities‚ yet compelling differences lie between them. The two countries represent societies beginnings with their impressive work and there astonishing achievements with such little technology at their disposal‚ nevertheless brilliant minds found ways to design massive buildings and a new form of language at their time. Mesopotamia and Egypt show there similarities in the aspects of economic‚ political‚ and social

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    beginnings‚ the Islamic Empire established itself as a rival to the Byzantine Empire‚ capturing a large portion of Byzantine-controlled territory within the first few decades of its inception. In three or four paragraphs‚ compare and contrast the societies of the Byzantines and the Muslims in ONE of the following areas: politics‚ economics/trade‚ social structure/culture‚ religion. Why were the Muslims initially so successful in capturing territory from the Byzantine Empire? Why were they unable

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