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Sargon the Great
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Who was Sargon the Great?
- Became ruler by killing a king
- 2334-2279 B.C.
- True king or legitimate king
What did Sargon do for Mesopotamia?
Review/Quiz
The Statue of Sargon
His Background Story
- 2300-2200 B.C.
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Bronze
"My mother cast me upon a river, my father I knew not..."
-Sargon the Great
- Strong and productive
1) What are some of the qualities we described Sargon as?
2) What are some of Sargon's inventions in trade?
3) What does Sargon the Great mean?
4) Where is the Statue of Sargon today?
5) What was Sargon's original childhood name?
Trade
Military/Warfare
Writing/Cuneiform
- Conquered many places
- 2,000 years of cuneiform
- Trading base system
- Postal system
- Unifying (joining) roads
- Military tradition leader
- library full of tablets
Answers
1. (You can have any one of these):
strong, achiever, productive, greatest
2. (You can have any one of these answers):
unifying or joining roads, trading base system, postal system.
3. Sargon the Great means "true king" or "legitimate king."
4. The statue of Sargon is currently in Baghdad, Iraq.
5. His childhood name was unknown.
Conclusion
Resources
- http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/work/266/index.html
- One of the greatest
- Accomplished a lot
- Changed Mesopotamia
- Strong
- http://www.ancient.eu/Sargon_of_Akkad/
- https://www.google.com
- https://www.wikipedia.org
- http://history-world.org/sargon_the_great.htm
Sargon the Great
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