the Akkadians

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:art_style realism in sculpture
gptkbp:artistic_influence on Assyrian art
gptkbp:artwork stone and clay
gptkbp:contributed_to cuneiform writing
gptkbp:contribution law codes
astronomy and mathematics
gptkbp:cultural_exchange gptkb:Egyptians
with neighboring cultures
with Elamites and Amorites
gptkbp:cultural_influence later Mesopotamian cultures
gptkbp:cultural_practices rituals and festivals
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:art_and_architecture
gptkbp:cultural_symbol the ziggurat
gptkbp:decline internal strife and invasions
gptkbp:economic_activity agriculture and trade
gptkbp:flourished_during c. 2334–2154 BC
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:has_tradition temple worship
gptkbp:historical_impact on Western civilization
gptkbp:historical_legacy influence on later empires
in law and governance
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Bronze_Age
around 2154 BC
gptkbp:historical_records inscriptions and tablets
gptkbp:historical_research archaeological excavations
gptkbp:historical_significance foundation of future empires
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:the_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
ancient inscriptions.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Akkadians
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Sumerians
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:the_Akkadian_Empire
gptkbp:language gptkb:Akkadian
Semitic languages
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Akkad
gptkbp:military_campaign against the Gutians
gptkbp:military_strategy siege warfare
gptkbp:military_technology professional army
gptkbp:notable_achievement first empire in history
gptkbp:notable_artifact gptkb:Akkadian_cylinder_seals
gptkbp:notable_city gptkb:Nippur
gptkbp:notable_contributor legal systems
gptkbp:notable_event conquest of Sumer
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:the_Code_of_Hammurabi
gptkb:Tell_Brak
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Naram-Sin
gptkbp:notable_ruler gptkb:Sargon_of_Akkad
gptkbp:notable_technology irrigation techniques
gptkbp:religion gptkb:polytheism
gptkbp:social_structure city-states
hierarchical society
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Babylonian_Empire
gptkbp:system gptkb:cuneiform_script
gptkbp:trade_goods gptkb:Indus_Valley_civilization
extensive trade routes
textiles and metals
gptkbp:tradition mythology and legends
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Inanna
gptkb:Anu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4