Unit 4 Egypt/Meso Test

groups of cities ruled by one central government

conquered Sumer, ruled worlds first empire (Akkadian empire) while traveling and constantly taking over, Enheduanna was daughter as high priestess

Daughter of Sargon of Akkad, first author, named as high priestess in city of ur

Hammurabi with his law code on pillars and is Semetic speaking with cuneiform

city states ruled by king-priests with unknown language family, used cuneiform, built ziggurats

Sargon conquered sumer, empire -→ enheduanna, semetic speajing with cuneiform

poem from mesopotamia abaut Gilgamesh on a journey for immortality.

created as an equal counterpart for Gilgamesh viewed as wilderness

man who used to be mortal but was awarded immortality along with his wife after surviving great flood

ferryman of Ut-napishtim goes across water of death which mortals cannot recross once already crossed, helped gilgamesh obtain immortality planteee

Monster guardian of the cedar forest

came from god marduck carved on stele pillars, higher classes and men pay less, with related equally brutal punishments for the crimes

Stepped building with temple at the top

started from a need for record keeping, wedge shaped tools to carve symbols onto clay tablets

divine king and god of ancient Egypt means “great house” or “palace”

succession of ruler from the same family

northern part of modern Sudan that engaged in trade with egypt (ivory, ebony, frankincense, leapord skin) was taken by egypt but became independent during new kingdom took over egypt after developed iron.

area between rivers made up of tributaries that flood and dry up

water falls within the nile river

cosmic balance in which the pharaos have to maintain

united the lower and upper parts of egypt into one territory

husband died, ruled for young son, expanded territory and made 3 way peace- treaty built temple at beir

changed religion from polytheistic to monotheistic worship of sun god, Akhenate. son is king tut

symbolic, pictoral writings carved into stone

simplified cersion used by scribes on papurus for holy text

used by the people of egypt

collection of spells + magic formulas placed in tombs to help dead navigate journey of afterlife

the spirit that is like the double of the person

then personality; with head of man, body of bird and can fly between land of dead and living

god of fresh water, knowledge, creation

god of justice + equality

god of air, atmosphere

goddess of beauty, love, sex, war, justice

God of Sun, kingship, power, light

Goddess of fertility, healing, magic

Lord of the underworld, dead, vegetation

Goddess of air + sky

god of war, chaos, storms

god of power and importance of all aspects of life

God of the dead

Cylinder seals, ziggurats, number system, cuneiform, calander, astrology,

Delta, cataracts, deserts, big hills