Sargon of Akkad (c. 2350 B. C.E.) is significant because he O a' was the first ruler in history to take the title of "King of
Kings."
b. built observatories and introduced the more accurate
Akkadian calendar.
c. was the first lugal to conquer neighboring city-states.
d. subdued a number of Sumerian cities, knitting
together perhaps the first "empire."
e. sent ambassadors to distant lands ranging from
Ethiopia to Europe.