Question

what did he use to build up his capital city?
a. taxes collected from the akkadian people
b. tributes collected from the people he conquered
c. his own personal fortune
d. the loot that he stole from neighboring countries

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option in the context of building a capital city. Option D (the loot that he stole from neighboring countries) makes sense because conquering neighboring countries and taking their resources/loot is a common historical method to amass wealth for such projects. Option A is too narrow (only Akadian people's taxes), Option B is about conquered people's tributes (less about building capital directly), and Option C is about personal fortune (unlikely to fund a capital alone). So D is the most probable.

Answer:

D. the loot that he stole from neighboring countries