1 Early Civilizations
the Egyptian king who united Upper and Lower Egypt
Who was Narmer? (Or Menes)
land south of Egypt, famous for its gold
What is Nubia?
legendary king and warrior who takes a 10-year jounrey home after the Trojan War
Who was Odysseus?
Alexander the Great’s war horse
Who was Bucephalus?
slave who led an uprising
Who was Spartacus?
man in the Epic of Gilgamesh who survived the flood and was granted immortality
Who was Utnapishtim?
made himself ruler of all the Persians; freed the Hebrews who had been captives in Babylon; helped rebuild the Hebrew temple
Who was Cyrus the Great?
Greek military formation
What was a phalanx?
city where Philip II was held as a hostage in his youth
What is Thebes?
brothers who attempted to make reforms for the poor, were both murdered
Who were the Gracchus brothers?
A traditional Egyptian flat-roofed tomb
attributed with establishing monotheism in Egypt
Who was Akhenaton (or Amunhotep IV)?
able-bodied citizens who would equip themselves for battle?
Greek philosopher; founder of the Academy; wrote dialogues; believed in the immortality of the soul; wrote about the Theory of the Forms
Who was Plato?
avenged Lucretia, overthrow Etruscan dynasty
Who was Brutus?
Mesopotamia literally means
What is "The Land between rivers"?
the combination of different religious and cultural beliefs
What is syncretism?
ruled Athens in 621 BC, regulated violence through harsh punishments
Who was Drakon?
Indian warrior king who regained control of the Indus Valley
Who was Chandragupta?
son of immigrants from central Italy, part of the original triumvirate, declared Caesar the "enemy of the republic", fled, and was murdered
Who was Pompey?
high priestess of Uruk and Ur, daughter of Sargon, poet
Who was Enheduanna?
What were Satraps?
Greek value of "guest-friendship"
What is xenia?
the study of something's purpose or end goal
What is teleology?
general who defeated Spartacus, third member of the original triumvirate
Who was Crassus?