Chapter 12 People + Terms
The cuneiform sign that stands for freedom from fear, was the first appearance of "freedom" in written human language.
What is Amagi?
King of Lagash, inherited a corrupt city. He worked to return Lagash to the state of justice intended by the gods.
Who is Urukagina?
Khufu's second oldest son. Took the throne of Egypt after his older brother, and then kept the throne for over fifty years.
Who is Khafre?
Limestone sculpture, part lion and part falcon, with a man's face, which may be Khafre's
What is the Sphinx?
The king of Adab around 2500 BC, drove a coalition of thirteen Elamite-dominated cities out of Sumer
Who is Lugulannemundu?
Succeeded in conquering Ur, and taking its kingship
Who are the Elamites?
Khafre's son. Much more benevolent ruler than his father and grandfather: however his kindness was looked at by the gods as weakness, and he was punished for it with an early and abrupt death.
Who is Menkaure?
Wanted to guard his tomb with the Sphinx because it meant that the gods were protecting him. By putting his own face on the Sphinx, he claimed the identity of both of these gods, making him equal to Horus and Ra
Who is Khafre?
Sumerian judge-god. Mesilim claimed that he showed him the proper border between Lagash and Umma
Who is Sataran?
South of the Caspian Sea and along the southern border of the large salt desert plateau that lay east of the Zagros Mountains
Where was the ancient Elamite civilization located?
Stone tower pointing upwards at the sky.
What is an obelisk?
His acts of reformation did not follow the gods' intentions for Egypt's future. His show of compassion to the Egyptian people was also a show of weakness
Who is Menkaure?
An inscribed stone that marks an important place or event
What is a stele?
Settled the dispute between Lagash and Umma and announced that Sataran had shown him the proper border for both cities to observe
Who is Mesilim, the king of Kish?
Egyptian sun-god
Who is Ra?
He was buried in a mastaba tomb, an old-fashioned grave at the old graveyard of Saqqara. This marked the end of the Fourth Dynasty.
Who is Shepseskaf?
Twinned cities that served as the center for the Elamite civilization
What are Susa and Awan?
Created by Eannatum, the king of Lagash. The carving shows Eannatum's victory over Umma. Has pictures of men marching, helmeted and armed with shields and spears, over the bodies of the dead.
What is The Stele of Vultures?
Horus-name of Teti, the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty. His name means "He who pacifies the Two Lands"
Who is Seheteptawy?
Placed on the throne at just six, and was credited with a 94-year rule. The last king of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, yet had so little actual power.
Who is Pepi II?