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Historical Perspectives flash group 1
Midterm ID flashcards GC Histrical Perspactives on Egypt
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History
Undergraduate 2
10/04/2010

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Hammurabi
Definition
6th king of Babylon
Created Babylonian reign over Mesopotamia
8ft tall "Hammurabi's Code"
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Gilgamesh
Definition
One of the Sumerian city-state kings
Epic of Gilgamesh is about him
Parallels to the Noah story
Oldest piece of literature
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Sargon
Definition
Overtook Mesopotamia 22nd century BC
His birth story has parallels to Moses'
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Narmer
Definition
Creator of first Egyptian Dynasty
Also known as Menes
Unified Upper and Lower Egypt
Married a Lower Egyptian princess even though he was from Upper Egypt.
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Djoser
Definition
Best known Pharoah of the 3rd dynasty
Had Imhotep build the first pyramid at Saqqara
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Cheops/Khufu
Definition
4th Dynasty
Credited with the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza
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Imhotep
Definition
Served under Djoser
High priest to the sun god Ra
Early history engineer and physician
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Amon-Re
Definition
Egyptian god of all
sun god
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Aten
Definition
Aten was the god that Akhenaten converted all of Egypt to worshipping
Was Amenhotep IV then converted
Semi monotheistic
Represented by a disc with hands reaching out over the earth
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Akhenaten
Definition
Previously known as Amenhotep IV
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Nefertiti
Definition
Wife of Akhenaten
Supported his religious decisions
They had 6 daughters
One of the most recognizable figures in Egyptian history.
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Tutankhamen
Definition
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Thutmoses III
Definition
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Hatshepsut
Definition
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