The decline of Sumer was caused by salinization which led to hunger and malnutrition. Sargon the Great easily defeated the weakened Sumerians to establish the Akkadian empire. Study the rise and fall of the Akkadian empire and view a picture of Sargon the Great.

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decline of sumer, sargon the great, akkadians (2340-2125 bc)

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