Sargon of Akkad About 2350 B. C., a conqueror named Sargon defeated the of Sumer. The Akkadians had long before adopted most aspects of Sumerian cul-ture. Sargon’s conquests helped to spread that culture even farther, beyond the Tigris-Euphrates Valley. By taking control of both northern and southern Mesopo tamia, Sargon created the world’s first empire. An empire brings together several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler. At its height, the Akkadian…
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