Sargon II united the city-states of Sumer
"After conquering all the Sumerian city-states, Sargon I united them with Akkad, and created the world's first empire. His empire included all of Mesopotamia. Akkadian was the official language, but they used Sumerian cuneiform to write their language. " - Taken from http://hypermedia.educ.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html
Sargon II united the city-states of Sumer"After conquering all the Sumerian city-states, Sargon I united them with Akkad, and created the world's first empire. His empire included all of Mesopotamia. Akkadian was the official language, but they used Sumerian cuneiform to write their language. " - Taken from http://hypermedia.educ.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html
They helped keep the large empire united.
Charlemagne was a Frankish mayor of palace who re-united large areas of the western Roman empire
It is necessary to have a strong military force with a large empire.
It Was Large
The Persian Empire.
The large Inca Empire was connected by 10,000 miles of paved roads.
Sargon II united the city-states of Sumer"After conquering all the Sumerian city-states, Sargon I united them with Akkad, and created the world's first empire. His empire included all of Mesopotamia. Akkadian was the official language, but they used Sumerian cuneiform to write their language. " - Taken from http://hypermedia.educ.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html
Sargon II united the city-states of Sumer"After conquering all the Sumerian city-states, Sargon I united them with Akkad, and created the world's first empire. His empire included all of Mesopotamia. Akkadian was the official language, but they used Sumerian cuneiform to write their language. " - Taken from http://hypermedia.educ.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html
Khmer Empire
An empire is just a large country
A large empire was very important for trade and also for prestige. The power of a country was judged by the size of it's empire.