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In this type of religion, many gods are worshipped
What is polytheistic?
100
expanded Egyptian rule to Syria. He also built many temples and erected statues of himself. Best known for military leadership and for building numerous monuments
Who is Ramses II?
100
title of a ruler-- believed to be a god as well as a monarch. He performed many ritual acts such as cutting the first ripe grain. He was to be honored after death-pyramids were meant to be lasting monuments.
What is a pharaoh?
100
believed to be the earliest form of writing. Pictograms turned into ideograms.
What is cuneiform?
100
patron god of Babylon
Who is Marduk?
200
Egyptian god of the underworld and the Nile
Who is Osiris?
200
the first woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt
Who is Hatshepsut?
200
system in which symbols or pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds. Used to record important information.
What is hieroglyphics?
200
To keep gods happy, each city built this type of pyramid temple.
What is a ziggurat?
200
powerful ruler of New Kingdom changed religion-belief in Amon Re instead of the many gods. Tried to change to monotheism but failed. King Tut was his son-in-law
Who is Amenhotep IV?
300
The Egyptian sun god
Who is Amon-Re?
300
Wife of Akhenaton-- they tried to make Egypt monotheistic to little effect
Who is Queen Nefertiti?
300
plant that grows along the bands of the Nile, used for writing
What is papyrus?
300
set of laws that established both civil and criminal law- recorded on the Stele of [ruler who created the set of laws)
What is Hammurabi's code?
300
1. rebuilding-canals, temples, walls (moat) 2. extended boundaries of Chaldean Empire as far west as Syria and Canaan conquering the city of Jerusalem and Tyre. 3. 586 B.C.-forced people of kingdom of Judah into Babylonian Exile. 4. Gained enormous wealth through conquests
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar II ?
400
the goddess who appealed to women. (taught women tasks such as grinding corn, spinning flax, weaving cloth and caring for children)
Who is Isis?
400
ruler of Akkad (outside of Sumer), conquered Sumer and built the first known empire.
Who is Sargon?
400
Part of afterlife belief-- relied on this text to help them souls through the afterworld. Had to pass a test. Heart weighed against the feather of truth. Either fed to the Eater of the Dead or to the Happy Field of Food.
What is the Book of the Dead?
400
Emperor Darius unified the Persian Empire and divided empire into provinces each headed by a governor called this.
What is a satrap?
400
unified the Persian Empire
Who is Darius?
500
Akhenaton devoted his life to the worship this minor god whose symbol was the sun’s disk.
Who is Aton?
500
his reign coincided with Akhenaton in Egypt. Took advantage of Egypt’s preoccupation with religion and took over N. Syrian territory of Egypt. He also established power among limited number of families-primitive feudal system.
Who is King Suppiluliumas?
500
This group made up fourth tier of Egyptian social order - respected because they recorded information for government and religious leaders.
What are scribes?
500
Sumerian government divided into twelve of these, each ruled by a king
What are city-state?
500
this Persian ruler and his successors conquered the largest empire yet seen, from Asia Minor to India.
Who is Cyrus?