The Old Akkadian Empire And Ur III State: Conquets And Control

Question 1

What is special about international relations during this time?

Answer 1

Empires are in contact with one another

Question 2

What are the key features of the Old Akkadian empire?

Answer 2

• first empire
• centralised power around the city of akkad
• campaigns to control land and trade routes

Question 3

Why is Sargon the great given his name?

Answer 3

• conquered Uruk
• inscriptions give evidence for standing army
• Ishtar chose him to be the king - birth legend
• Lugalzagesi made him hostage

Question 4

Where were the main places of trade in the old Akkadian empire?

Answer 4

(Magan) Oman,(Dilmun) Bahrain,(Meluhha) Indus Valley

Question 5

What role does Sargon the great give to his daughter?

Answer 5

She is made the presides of moon goddess Nanna in Nippur

Question 6

Who was the grandson of Sargon and why are the significant?

Answer 6

Naram-Sin, he claimed divinity, 2254-2218

Question 7

Who reigns in the 3rd dynasty of Ur?

Answer 7

Ur-Nammu 2112-2095

Question 8

What are the main feats of the governor Ur-Nammu?

Answer 8

• defeats the king of Uruk, Utu-hengal
• establishes dynasty that will control Sumer and Akkad
• died in battle against the Gutians in 2095

Question 9

Who is the successor of Ur-Nammu and why is he significant?

Answer 9

Shulgi is the successor and he uses divine names while he is alive, he also strove to perfect his wisdom

Question 10

What happens to Ur III during the reign of Ibbi-Suen?

Answer 10

It falls to the Elamites

Question 11

What are the hymns of Shulgi?

Answer 11

-self praise-key written source for his reign

Question 12

Academic opinion for the old Akkadian empire

Answer 12

Van de Mieroop

• texts begin to reflect spoken language
• 120 texts detailing conflict between Lagash and Umma
• head of the temple means head of the city
• unified cultic shift over to Nippur

Question 13

Which stele shows a heroic king?

Answer 13

The victory stele of Naram-Sin, shows him as larger than those around him as he steps on the bodies of his enemies - he is wearing a horned crown which is associated with divinity

Question 14

Who does the king defeat in the victory stele of Naram-Sin?

Answer 14

Lullubi, a tribe from the Zagreb’s mountains, is defeated

Question 15

Where and when was the victory stele of Naram-Sin found?

Answer 15

Found at Susa in Iran in the 12th century

Question 16

Who is the famous copper head probably a depiction of?

Answer 16

• An Akkadian ruler, probably Naram-Sin.

- probably deliberately damaged after this period, perhaps in 612 when the neo-Assyrian empire is sacked

Question 17

Which artefact shows the feats of the governor Ur-Nammu? And how is it stylised differently to the time it was made?

Answer 17

The stele of Ur-Nammu found at the temple of Nanna in Ur. It shows his building a house for Nanna, and is probably made to deliberately look old Sumerian in style.