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Jiang calls Sargon's unified Mesopotamian state the first world empire.
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Akkadian Empire
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Sargon of Akkad turns the hatred of Lugalzagesi into a solution to his own legitimacy problem and creates the first world empire.
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"Okay? So he's bringing the taboo. It's basically like the equivalent of using a nuclear weapon today. Okay? So he goes to Lagash and..."
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"...of Mesopotamia and he creates the first world empire called the Akkadian Empire."
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"...conquer the entire region, okay? And establish an empire called the Akkadian Empire led by Sarga. But now that they are an empire, they..."
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"...And this leads us to the first world empire called the Akkadian Empire, named by Sargon of Akkad. Now, his name is interesting. His..."
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"...to win. Okay? All right. So as you can see, the Akkadian Empire stretches throughout the Fertile Crescent. Okay? Conquers Mesopotamia, modern Iraq, extends..."
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"...fact, throughout Mesopotamian history, there have been three major empires. The Akkadian Empire, the Babylonian Empire, and the Assyrian Empire. And it goes back..."
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"...a very similar story. So, Sargon of Akkad who founded the Akkadian Empire Romulus and Remus who founded Rome King David who founded Israel..."
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"...everyone and build the first empire in world history called the Akkadian Empire. So we don't know much about him, but this is what..."
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"...Right? It also brought an end to what we call the Akkadian Empire in Sumer. A man named Sargon of Akkad conquered all of..."
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"...-states and gave us the idea of Sumerian civilization. After the Akkadian Empire fell, North Mesopotamia became the Assyrian Empire. South Mesopotamia became the..."
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"...city -states and established the first great world empire called the Akkadian Empire. And the founder of that empire, we will learn, is called..."
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