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HY 103 Midterm > Egypt & Mesopotamia > Flashcards

Egypt & Mesopotamia Flashcards

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Euphrates

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river in Mesopotamia

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Tigris

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river in Mesopotamia

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Uruk

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early urban center in Mesopotamia, c. 50k population around 2900 BC

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Eridu

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early urban center in Mesopotamia, c. 4k population around 4000 BC; a famous temple dominated the city, possibly the Tower of Babel in the Old Testament

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Epic of Ghilgamesh

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epic story of a Mesopotamian king looking for immortality

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Innana (Sumerian) & Ishtar (Akkadian)

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goddess of love and fertility in Mesopotamian religion

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Akkad

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urabn center in northern Mesopotamia, became the dominant center around 2350 BC

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Sargon

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Akkadian king who created the first territorial kingdom in Mesopotamia

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Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC)

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Babylonian king famous for his code and for creaing a large empire centered on Babylon

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zigguart

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sumerian people

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Hitties

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people from Anatolia (in turkey) who mastered chariot warfare and sacked Babylon in 195 BC

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Old Kingdom (c. 2600-2200)
Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-1600) 
New Kingdom (c. 1500-1050)
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historic periodization of acient Egypt

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Saqqara

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the site of the first Egyptian pyramidal tombs

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Khufu

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Egyptian pharaoh, famous for his huge pyramid 480 ft. high, on eof the seven wonders of the ancient world

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Khefren

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Egyptian pharoh, built one of the largest pyramids at Giza

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Hatshesput (1472-1457)

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Egyptian famous queen who ruled as a pharaoh and was portrayed with male attributes in visual media

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Thebes, Abydos and Memphis

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Egypt cities

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Hyksos

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warrior people of the Near East who conquered Lower Egypt in the 18th c BC

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Ramses II (1279-1213)

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One of the most successful pharaohs and military leaders of the New Kingdom

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Rosetta Stone

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tri-lingual inscription used by 19th c. scholars to finally decipher Egyptian hieroglyphic writing

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