Warriors+and+Deities+in+the+Near+East

__Sumeria__ Gods-ubaid+uruk Anu-full time god

Early Dynastic Period Akkadian Empire Gutian period Uruk III Period

-originally a theocracy -polytheistic -ziggurats -though gods made humans out of clay

Sumeria was the first civilization of the near east region

irrigation, bronze utensils, wheel, calendar

first literary work-Epic of Gilgamesh

modern-day Iraq

__Akkad__ Approximately 2900 BCE-2500 BCE Arid climate Located east of the Syrian desert, west of the Zagros mountain range

Sargon I was the first ruler of Akkad, and he conquered lands as far as Turkey and the Mediterranean. He was the first ruler to have an empire to outlast his life.

The akkadian empire was a prime example of a bronze age military.