Sargon’s rule had negative effects on Sumer. They varied from their government to their empire. Sargon wanted to extend the empire of Sumer to have a larger empire. He already had a city-state called Akkad. In addition, Sargon established Sumers’ first permanent army. He actually broke the peace between the Akkadians and the Sumerians in (2300 BC.). Leading to the Sumerians wanting to have their power back to rule Sumer the way it initially was. Sargon wanted all power and he was a powerful ruler but he did many different things as a ruler that affected Sumer in different ways. One thing that Sargon did that affected Sumer in a negative way was the permanent army that he established. In the text, “The Rise of Sumer” it states, “ Sargon’s soldiers defeated all the city-states of Sumer. They also conquered northern Mesopotamia, finally bringing the entire region under his rule .” This shows that Sargon was able to take over all of Sumer and Northern …show more content…
Mesopotamia using the army that he had established which meant that the Sumerians had no way of being able to defend themselves; and keep Sumer under its initial ruling ways. The text, “ Sargon the Great, Sumerians and Babylon to 1800 BCE ” it states, “ His warriors became an aristocracy that lived off the taxes collected from conquered Sumerian and perhaps Semitic farmers and artisans.” This illustrates that Sargon would keep his warriors happy and had them being one of the highest people on the different social classes during this time period. Furthermore, proving that Sargon’s rule led to some negative effects on Sumer. Another way that Sargon’s rule affected Sumer in a negative way was that the warriors would live off the taxes the Sumerians had to pay. In the text, “Sargon the Great, Sumerians and Babylon to 1800 BCE” , states, “ His warriors lived off the taxes collected from conquered Sumerian .” This shows that Sargon wouldn’t use the tax money for Sumer but to pay the warriors. This is negative because the Sumerians were the most advanced society but because of Sargon they couldn’t advance as much as other parts of Mesopotamia. Furthermore proving that Sargon’s rule had its negative effects on Sumer. One was that this relates to use now in day one of our presidential candidates (Donald Trump) wants things to change in America just as Sargon did for Ancient Mesopotamia. Sargon wanted to have all the power of Ancient Mesopotamia which he eventually gained but after a few years of ruling he lost his power. This is what many people believe will happen to Donald Trump if he becomes president. He will start off as a strong president but will eventually lose his ways of winning the public over which will lead to his fall as president. This is a way that Sargon’s rule compares to something now in day. The reason i chose my topic is because in the beginning of the year it was the first topic to actually interest me that we learned in Global History.
In addition, I love the fact that Sumer was able to regain its power and place as being the most advanced society during that time period. Also many people would not have thought about picking a topic as this one with so many negative effects. Lastly, Sargon would be my all time favorite person who harmed others during the Ancient times. These are the reasons why i chose my topic. Overall, Sargon’s rule had its negative effects on Sumer. From creating a permanent army to using the tax money to pay the warriors. Sargon may have not been the nicest and kindest ruler but, he was in fact the reason that Sumer was able to protect themselves after his empire fell. Sargon just wanted power and he got what he wanted but it wasn’t the right way, which led to the negative effects. So, do you think his rule had a positive or negative effect on Sumer
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Sophocles addresses this very problem in his play Antigone by the methods Creon uses to rule Thebes. Creon begins ruling Thebes in a very difficult time and circumstance. The polis has been embroiled in tragedy for over a generation. Creon must rule the city and consolidate the Theban citizens behind him. He resorts to symbolic means to unite the people, but he goes too far-- he is unyielding in his adherence to the symbolic policy he adopts, and too late becomes aware that he is actually losing the people he tries to lead.Creon capitalizes on recent tragic events in Thebes to consolidate his power and legitimize his position.
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These big words that he proclaimed would bring down his downfall. Because Creon locked Antigone up, to bury Polyneices, she killed herself. Creon's son Haimon, who was engaged to Antigone, also committed suicide upon seeing his beloved Antigone dead. Creon's wife took her own life. If Creon hadn't gone against what was right, by making his laws more important than the god's laws, and issuing his edict, he would not have suffered the way he did.
Many great rulers have been tempted by the authority of absolute power. In Antigone, by Sophocles, Creon, the Theban king, will do anything in order to earn this absolute power. Creon’s prideful attitude, disregard of the authority of the gods, and failure to listen cause him to fail as a statesman, demonstrating the nature of kingship in Sophocles’s Antigone.
The main differences between Sumerian and Egyptian geography is the flooding of the rivers and invasions they suffered. Sumer was a Mesopotamia, a land between two rivers. The two rivers were the Tigris and Euphrates River. Egypt had only one river, the Nile River. It was usual to rivers flood; the Tigris and Euphrates had very unpredictable flooding. Different from these rivers the Nile was very much predictable. Flooding in Sumer caused a lot of death, so people would start building their houses further from the rivers and they would also build irrigation ditches. However, in Egypt the river wasn’t a bad thing. Sumer suffered many invasions; to prevent this they made armies and built walls around the cities. Egypt suffered any invasions because of its location,
Both of these two male characters are not title roles. They both fall prey to the actions of a woman, one whom they both originally thought they had complete control over. Antigone's martyrdom and conflict with the State brings Creon's destruction and Medea's double murder and infanticide brings his destruction. However, how much is this brought about through their own weakness and how much can we attribute this to a cruel fate? The issue is essentially whether a stronger person than Jason or Antigone could have avoided the destruction, and were they crushed by their own internal weakness ('hamartia'). An important to clarify is that we are not judging their personality. A despot can be a strong character and a man of high morals can be a weak character. The deciding factor is how rigidly they cling to their ideals and their ability to listen to others sensibly.
The first empire that rose was the Akkadians. They were the first group of people who conquered Sumer and made it a great place. The Akkadians were controlled by King Sargon. Sargon created a formation called the tsudo. The tsudo was when there was men with shields and then behind them men held spears and then behind the spears men were archers with bows and arrows. Sargon also used many political strategies to help him rule the empire. Sargon ruled the empire for 56 years, during those years Sargon made a city called Agade and this city was located in northern Mesopotamia. This city had tributes from the people Sargon has conquered. Agade was one of the most richest and most powerful cities in the world. He had wished for his empire to last forever. But the soon kings had found out that it was hard to rule a large territory. Later the empire started to grow weak and lost many people. After 200 years the Akkadian empire fell to the new invaders from
Antigone and her family have suffered many things. It all began with her father Oedipus. Oedipus has a very confused life. He ends up killing his father, the king of Thebes, while he believes his father is someone else. He ends up as the king of Thebes and married to his mother, Jocasta. He dose this all while believing that his parents are dead. He finally ends up finding all this out; he blinds himself and is banished from Thebes. This is where Antigone's two brothers come in, Eteocles and Polynices. They end up fighting for the throne. Eteocles wins and banishes Polynices from Thebes. Polynices, however, is not done. He goes to Argos and recruits an army to take Thebes. The plan backfires though and Eteocles and Polynices end up killing each other, and the army is driven off. With no male heir to the throne, Creon, Oedipus' brother, takes the throne. This may be a lot for one person to handle, but Antigone's grief has just begun.
Also when the laws he makes are broken or bent he punishes the criminal for their acts. Most people in Thebes understand this like Antigone “I have no strength to break laws that were made for the public good” (1071). One punishment Creon gave was that Polyneices was to have “no burial: no man is to touch him or say the least prayer for him; he shall lie on this plain, unburied” (1074). This meant Polyneices would have no afterlife, but when you think about it, he did try to take over the country “Polyneices, who broke his exile to come back with fire and sword against his native city and shrines of his naïve gods” (1074). This is like if a terrorist tried to take over the United States you wouldn’t give that person a proper and expensive burial for praise. Also, when Antigone broke the law by covering up Polyneices she was pushed to death, while that seems extreme in this time period the death punishment was used
As the founder of the Akkadian Empire, Sargon’s story is found in the Legend of Sargon, which is composed of two cuneiform clay tablets that illuminate his character as a legendary individual born to an anonymous father, and a mother who set him adrift in a basket down the Euphrates River (parallel to the story of Moses in the Hebrew Bible). Eventually he grew up and conquered cities, starting with Kish. He rose to wield power throughout all of Mesopotamia and established the first universally cultured empire in history. His great courage was even showcased when he defeated Lugalzegesi, the first Sumerian king to successfully subjugate city-states throughout Sumer and the final Sumerian king preceding the formation of Akkad. Taking the throne-name Sharru-ki, “the king is legitimate”, Sargon founded the Akkadian empire whose foundation was attained through military sieges carried out by a tenacious, organized army at Sargon’s disposal. Maintaining Akkad was another challenge in itself, and Sargon managed to establish a period of stability wherein his empire thrived—he created an efficient postal system involving clay tablets written in cuneiform Akkadian style. In addition, he promoted expansion of trade and development of road networks. He even endowed his daughter Enheduanna to be High Priestess of Inanna at
According to the Sumerian King’s List , Ur dominated Southern Mesopotamia three times, which owes to the name ‘The Third Dynasty of Ur’. The Third dynasty stretched from c.2112 - c.2004. Shar-kali-sharri was the last ruler before the decline of the Akkadian period brought by the Gutian invaders. After about 40 years after the demise of the Akkadian Empire, Ur-Namma established this empire centered in Ur. This period was one of restoration as a reaction against the previous rule of the Akkadians. It is also sometimes known as the ‘Sumerian renaissance’ as the writing was still Sumerian and there were notable advances in culture. “This period stabilized the region of Mesopotamia and allowed for development of art, literature, science, agricultural
Sumerians specialized, cooperated and made many advances in technology. Sumerians had built cities along the rivers in lower Mesopotamia in 5,500 BC. Sumerians made several advancements that had impacted their society and us humans still today. They were named the Plow, the Wheel, and the Cuneiform there are many more advancements. Those three were the most important because theyŕe the three that impacted the most to society.
How the heck did Sargon come out of the blue and conquer Mesopotamia? Well first Sargon created an army, which he made really big. Then he taught his soldiers how to fight. The amazing thing is that Sargon invented an army, back then you just showed up and fought. But he made a formation which was called “the turtle” which meant that people
3. In your thesis statement, be specific about the ideals of Creon and Antigone. The conflict arose when the ideals that backed up their actions, the law of the gods and the law of man, clashed with each other, making it a contradiction between morals. This way your readers know exactly what you are going to discuss in your paper.
King Sargon was the first ruler in the city of Akkad and was known for his invasions of the Sumerian territories. He reigned in the city from approximately 2340–2284 BCE and established the Sargonic dynasty, one of the oldest and very prosperous dynasties of the ancient world.