There were many great accomplishments in Akkadia, but the best ones were in 2000 BCE, when King Sargon and the Akkadians conquered all of Mesopotamia, and the way Sargon kept the empire in his control.
The very first thing King Sargon did to conquer Mesopotamia, was recruited an army. This was very skillful, but everyone in Sumeria already knew this. The second thing he did, was build an army. He used many military skills, the best ones in all of history at the time. What he did though, was astonishing. First, he would have the army in a tight formation. Then, In the front of the group, he would put soldiers holding mighty shields. This made them invisible. Even better, behind the front soldiers stood soldiers with long, pointy spears. This made them deadly. Lastly, in the very back, stood archers, which made them… immortals. This was a very effective strategy. Every war sargon and his army fought in, they won. He first attacked a rook, and then he attacked the king of Uruk. He won. Sargon
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He did. The first thing he did was destroy some of the other cities walls, making it harder to rebel. Then, he would demand the loyalty of the governors. If they were disloyal, he would just replace them with his people. Now no one could get away. Even worse, when Sargon was getting great in age, he decided to will his honor as king to his sons, meaning there would be more Sargons, which is very… bad and good. Great and evil. This is because there would be another smart leader and skilled general, and another who knew the things Sargon knew. But there were also mishaps. There would be constant war. No freedom. Torture. The list goes on and on. But when King Sargon died, he went into deep legend. The Akkadians had deep respect for him, because of his amazing accomplishments. Therefore, the last and most important accomplishment, was King Sargon keeping the conquering of Mesopotamia in his