Who is He/She
Manetho
An Egyptian historian who made the Egyptian king's list and separated them into Dynasties
Pictograms
Drawing on claw tablets, one of the earlies forms of writing
Aegeus jumped off a cliff to end his life
Because when his son forgot to apply the White sail and he thought he died.
Mention the Promise and the Command given to Abraham by God
Promise: To give them a land for them and their descendants
Command: Leave their home to get to the promised land
What strategy did Ahmose use to expel the Hyksos form Avaris?
He sieged the city for 6 years until they were forced to flee
Greek historian
Manwantara
The period of time a Manu king lived for, which was longer than four million years
Kish was the crown jewel of Mesopotamia
They controlled the trade routes on the Euphrates river
Three different methods of Burial in ancient Egypt
What is a cup-bearer?
The right hand man of the king who was also responsible for testing his food before serving it to the king as he was the first suspect for he would be the next ruler
Sataran
Sumerian Judge-god
Patriarch
Strong family heads in China
Mursilis was lucky to have Pimpira on his side
Because he did not take advantage of him or assassinate him to take the throne like all his cousins wanted.
What three nations sorrounded the Mitannis and destroyed them?
1. The Egyptians
2. The Hittites
3. The Assyrians
What did the message sent from Apepi I to Sequenere contain? Why was it offensive?
the letter said “Get rid of the hippopotami at Thebes, They roar all night, I can hear them all the way up here at Avaris, and their noise is ruining my sleep”. This message was meant to taunt or make fun of the king of Thebes (because the Egyptian tradition was the king proving his strength by fighting Hippopotami) This lead to a battle between Sequenere (in Thebes) and Apepi I (in Avaris) Apepi I of Hyksos was triumphant.
Fu Xi
The first king of China known for creating the eight trigram system
Determinant
A sign next to a hieroglyphic drawing that determined whether it was a phonetic sound or a picture
Kahmose sent spies across the southern edges of his kingdom
Because he was surrounded by the Hyksos on one side and Nubia on the other, he wanted to intercept a message between them
Mention the four cluster of settlements that formed in China on the Yangtze and Yellow rivers
1. Yang shao
2. Dapekeng
3. Qinglian
4. LongShan
What is the relationship beween Ishbi-Erra and Ibbi-Sin? How did Ishbi-Erra become king of his own kingdom?
Ishbi-Erra was the right hand man and commnader of Ibbi-Sin, Their nation was in the state of Famine, so he was sent to Larsa to bring resources, he sent a message back asking for more men and boats to bring the resources back, but he never came back. Instead he started taking land there and eventually taking over Larsa for himself
Herihor
high priest of Amun that was regarded as powerful as his king in Egypt
Pyrrhic victory
a victory that brought as much suffering to the victors as to the vanquished.
Burnaburiash I had problems giving the throne of Babylon to his grandson
Because his grandson had Assyrian blood that the Kassite warriors of Babylon did not like
Five different physical features in the Indus valley
1. Indus river
2.Ganga river
3.Punjab
4.The Himalayas
5.Khaybar pass
6.Vidhya / Satpura mountain ranges
Describe the Step Pyramid