Akkadains

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Across
  1. 1. huge structures, with their summit sanctuaries, the appearance of which can only be guessed at, were faced with kiln-baked brick,
  2. 2. Akkadian Dynasty, founded by King Sargon around 2300 BC, ruled most of Mesopotamia for about two centuries. In a shift away from earlier Sumerian art, Akkadian art was more realistic.
  3. 4. clothing is shown in ancient Mesopotamian sculptures, art, and artifacts. Men often wore a loincloth around the hips. Knee-length skirts had either fringe or a rolled edge at the bottom. Long toga-like robes had a cloth draped over the left shoulder.
Down
  1. 1. Akkadian kings wanted art to remind the conquered people how impressive and important the kings were, so they wouldn't try to revolt. Because Akkadian art was all about showing how impressive the rulers were, their enemies destroyed or carried away a lot of Akkadian art after the rulers lost battles.
  2. 2. extended from the silver mines of Anatolia to the lapis lazuli mines in Afghanistan, and from the cedars of Lebanon to the copper of Magan. The empire's breadbasket was the rain-fed agricultural system of northern Mesopotamia (Assyria), and a chain of fortresses was built to control the imperial wheat production.
  3. 3. bronzes, massive stone carvings, and tiny cylinder seals, we see the emphasis on naturalism.
  4. 5. 2334 BCE, Sargon of Akkad launched a series of conquests from his city on the Euphrates River. The empire he conquered extended from the Persian Gulf, up the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers as far as Anatolia (modern Turkey). To support his wars, Sargon created the world's first permanent army.