Question: What geographic areas did Sargon of Akkad unite?

Answer: northern and southern Mesopotamia

Question: What historical distinction did Sargon of Akkad earn by uniting regions?

Answer: He created one of the world’s first empires.

Question: Which of the following is true of Sargon’s rule?

Answer: He spread civilization beyond Mesopotamia.

Question: Which statements describe Sargon’s achievements as an empire builder?

Answer: He is considered to have been a good general and a wise ruler of his empire.

He appointed governors to help control conquered lands.

He established a permanent army.

He united the Sumerian city-states with his empire of Akkad.

Question: In what way did Sargon fail as an empire builder?

Answer: His empire became too large for him to control.

Question: Sargon moved from south to north to conquer Sumer.

Answer: No

Question: To go from Ur to the Halys River, one would travel more than 600 miles northwest.

Answer: Yes

Question: Akkad’s territory encompassed most of the Fertile Crescent.

Answer: Yes

Question: Sargon conquered Ur and Nippur.

Answer: Yes