1a+-+Akkadians

** Akkadians

Mesopotamia**
 * The Southern part of Mesopotamia was known as "The Land of the Sumer and Akkad".
 * The language was Akkadian.
 * This is a picture of a map when Sargon was ruling.

**Sargon** - ruler of Akkad    
 * Sargon was the son of La'ibum or Itti-Be.
 * There is a story that had been around for ever that explains his birth. It states that when he was born, Sragon was placed in the Euphrates River. He was founded by "Akki the husbandman" who raised Sargon.
 * Sargon built the first empire that was found in history. However, the empire did not last after Sargon died.
 * The empire extended to its farthest point while Sargon was ruling.
 * He chose the capital to be Akkad.
 * This is a picture of Sargon.
 * Women**
 * In the Akkadian culture, women played an important role.
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 * Religion**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Akkadians believed in many gods.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">They thought that the gods were humans and therefore they treated them as humans.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The gods expressed their emotions and controlled the seasons.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some of the many gods that the Akkadians worshiped include:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">An - the sky-god
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Enlil - the air-god
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Nanna - the moon-god
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Utu - the sun-god
 * Language**
 * The Akkadian language was the main language of Mesopotamia.
 * It helped scholars understand the Hebrew writing in the Bible.
 * The Akkadians system of writing was know as cuneiform. Cuneiform is a system of symbols that represent words.
 * This a picture of the Akkadian cuneiform.
 * Sources**

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