The need for water.
According to the peoples who made it - initially Sumerian and Akkadian, later after other peoples who moved in.
Yes. The Sumerian cuniform dates back to 3300bc whereas thr Akkadian variant didn't make an appearance until 2600 bc. Akkadian did ultimately replace Sumerian as the dominant spoken language but Sumerian was still used for cerimonious purposes but was basically gone from historic record by 1 ad. ~SJB~
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Akkadian Empire under Sargon united Mesopotamia under his singular rule. His Empire was preceded by the Sumerian civilization of city-states that had existed prior to, during, and after his rule from the early 3rd millennium BCE
Fertile Crescent is the part of Middle East that has the shape of a quarter moon. It is the birthplace of the six empires which includes the Akkadian Empire, Babylonian Empire, Assyrian Empire, Hebrew Empire, Chaldean Empire and Sumerian Empire.
According to the peoples who made it - initially Sumerian and Akkadian, later after other peoples who moved in.
Istar is a mythological figure known as the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, and war. She was revered in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian cultures. Istar's myths often depict her as a powerful deity with a complex personality, embodying both destructive and nurturing qualities.
Assyrians descended from the Sumerians and Akkadians. When the Assyrian Empire began, they were technically the Sumerians and Akkadians, but there was no "Sumerian Empire" or "Akkadian Empire" at that time. There was earlier, but not then.
Yes. The Sumerian cuniform dates back to 3300bc whereas thr Akkadian variant didn't make an appearance until 2600 bc. Akkadian did ultimately replace Sumerian as the dominant spoken language but Sumerian was still used for cerimonious purposes but was basically gone from historic record by 1 ad. ~SJB~
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No. it was used to write Akkadian and Sumerian.
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I think its by the Sumerian Culture
Because Iraq Is Mesopotamia! and just to let you know yes Iraqis do descend from the ancient Sumerian,Akkadian,Assyrian and Babylonian people who have now taken the Arabic language and took Islam as their religion for most
The Akkadians, Babylonians and Assyrians established control and protection of the city-states and tribes within the empires they created, as opposed to the independent Sumerian city-states which warred with each other.