Story of the world Flashcards
Sargon
a cupbearer who kill his king
Abram
God told him to go to Canaan, and change his name to Abraham.
Jacob
have twelve sons, grandson of Abraham
Joseph
smallest son of Jacob, bragged how Joseph loves him, his brothers sell him to Egypt as a slave.
Hammurabi
write a set of laws, which is the first set of written laws.
Shamshi-Adad
king of Assur, a dictator
Gilgamesh
half-god half-man, king of Uruk, very cruel, but was beaten by Enkidu, become good friends,
Enkidu
friend of Gilgamesh, die when killing the bull of god
Lei Zu
found the silk
Amenemhet
seized throne and became pharaoh, conquer Nubia
Thutmose
married his daughter, conquer Hyksos and Canaan
Hatshepsut
daughter of Thutmose, pretend to be a man to rule Egypt
Amenhotep
believe that there is only one god, change his name to Akhenaten
Tutankhaten
the pharaoh buried with many treasures
Moses
lead the Israelites out of Egypt