Mesopotamian People
Mesopotamian People
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A group within southern Mesopotamia, along with Ubaidian and Semitic nomads who occupied the area. Sumerian civilization was based on city-states.
Who were the Sumerians?
100
The King of Uruk was one third human and two thirds divine. With the help of his companion, he slays the giant and the Bull of Heaven. After the gods slay his companion, he grieves and goes in search of immortal life.
Who was Gilgamesh?
100
son of Akhenaton. Ruled from 1332-1323 BC. His tomb was found by the British archaeologist, Howard Carter, in 1922.
Who was Tutankhamen?
100
grassy plains, common in Nubia or Kush, stretch across Africa south of Sahara
What are savannas?
100
Worship of many gods; the set of gods is called a "pantheon"
What is polytheism?
200
After invading Sumer at the end of the Third Millennium B.C., these nomads from the Syrian and Arabian deserts became urbanized and adopted Sumerian law, religion, and culture, keeping the Sumerian language in the schools and temples. Sheikh Sumuabum founded a dynasty in 1850 B.C. They established the city of Babylon, developing it from a small administrative town, to an independent state and major city.
Who were the Amorites?
200
This Babylonian king ruled from 634-562 BC, restoring Babylon's greatness, expanded the boundaries of the empire and engaged in a massive building program. His best known building project was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was Nebuchadnezzar II?
200
Goddess of love and War
Who was Ishtar?
200
the first conquerors, from the west, of Egypt, in the 900s.
Who were the Libyans?
200
Sumerian writing made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into clay tablets
What is Cuneiform script?
300
Generally, the term refers to those who spoke one of the "Semitic" languages. The term itself wasn't used until 1770, and it comes from "Shem"—one of the three sons of Noah. The groups include East Semitic groups (Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians); Central Semitic groups (Arabs and Canaanites such as Phoenicians and Hebrews, as well as Aramaeans); and South Semitic groups (South Arabs and Ethiopians). T One of the largest Semitic groups were Aramaeans—who would never have a unified empire, but whose language became dominant in the region from about 800 BC until about 700 BC, when it replaced by Arabic. The Semitic-speaking Akkadians conquered Sumer around 2270 BC
What are "Semitic groups"?
300
This Assyrian king ruled from 745-727 BC, and regained control of lost territories, suppressed revolts, and became the first Assyrian king to rule Babylon in 450 years
Who was Tiglath-Pilesar III?
300
one of the most important gods in the Mesopotamian pantheon (Sumerian); supreme lord; in the Mesopotamian flood myths, it is he who wishes to destroy humanity. . God of breath, wind, loft, and breadth. He was "King of the Gods". Enki was the god of crafts, water seawater lakes, intelligence, and creation. Ninhursag was the mother goddess of the mountains, and goddess of fertility.
who was Anu?
300
By 850, a Nubian group had formed this independent Kingdom, with the capital city of Napata.
What is the Kingdom of Kush?
300
The world's oldest alcoholic drink. Workers in Uruk were paid by their employers in this beverage, as were workers on the Great Pyramids in Giza. The ancient advice to Gilgamesh ("Fill your belly, day and night make merry") may have referred to the consumption of this beverage.
What is beer?
400
After the Hitttes sacked Babylon in 1595, these people invaded Babylonia from the Zagros Mountains and took over the capital, Babylon. They ruled Babylonia for 425 years. During this time they became fully Babylonian in culture, even giving up their native language for the language of their subjects. They were responsible for the introduction of the horse into Babylonia.
Who were the Kassites?
400
Tribes from Iran who overran Sumer following the reign of Gilgamesh and were later subdued by Sargon the Great. Sumer declined following the the destruction of Ur by these people in 2000 B.C. In 1170 B.C. these people had toppled the Kassite dynasty of Babylon. By 678, they were replaced by Medes, and by 539, the Persians (Achaemenid dynasty) controlled the region (what is now Iran).
Who were the Elamites?
400
Regained much land in western Asia and elsewhere. Ruled 1279 to 1213 BC.
Who was Ramsses II?
400
This Empire was the most powerful civilization after 1000 B.C.E., after the fall of the civilizations of the late Bronze Age, and at its height extended to Egypt, Babylon, and the Taurus and Zagros Mountains. They used force and terror to keep a tight control on their subjects. Mass deportation was a terror tactic used by the Empire to keep control of their kingdom. In this process, entire communities were uprooted and moved to another area.
What is the Neo-Assyrian Empire?
400
These people took over Egypt in 670 BC.
Who were the (neo) Assyrians?
500
People from around the Black Sea and the Caspian sea; Between 2500 and 2000 BC, they migrated all over Eurasia.
Who were the Indo-Europeans?
500
The new Babylonians, their king was king Nebuchadnezzar, they burned Nineveh and were a combined army with the Medes. Powerful around 800-600 BC.
Who were the Chaldeans?
500
these were considered houses for the gods and goddesses.
What are temples?
500
a Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian empire, powerful from 678-549 BC, controlled area of Iran.
Who were the Medes?
500
These were two Kushite Kings who went north to conquer Egypt. One began the conquest 750 BC, the second completed it in 728 BC.
Who were Kashta and Piye?
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