Akkad was the northern division of ancient Babylonia. The name Akkad was taken from the city of Agade, which was founded by the Semitic conqueror Sargon in around 2300 BCE. Sargon united many city-states in this region and extended his rule to embody much of Mesopotamia. Akkad and Babylon are alike in many ways, followed by having differences as well. Some similarities are they are both ruled by Hammurabi based on military. This means they both fell into invaders. A difference the two have is, Sargon thought he was a god and Hammurabi didn’t. This means Akkad lasted longer. Akkad was the capital city of the Akkadian empire, however, Babylon was the most populous city in the world. After it’s fall, the southern part of their shared empire(Akkad and Sumer) because Babylonia and the northern part became Assyria.
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