HY 101 Exam 1
David
(Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites
The Book of the Dead
A book, that tells you how to get into the Afterlife. Gave us insight into peoples' private lives
Ziggurat
A temple of Sumerian origin, like a pyramidal tower. Erected by Ur-Nammu.
Yahweh
Believed to be God's real name. Means "I am who I am."
Sargon
Founder of the Dynasty of Akkad
Heinrich Schliemann
German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy dating from 1600 BCE to 1300 BCE full of aristocratic objects and instruments of war.
Ma'at
Harmony of Nature and Society
Assyrians
Mastered the power of Calvary. Were very cruel, brutal people.
Israel/Judah
Northern and Southern kingdoms that the Hebrews were divided into.
Code of Hammurabi
One of the earliest known law codes compiled at the start of the reign of King Hammurabi. Famous for demanding punishment fit the crime.
Zoroaster
Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC)
Hieroglyphics
Pictographic text, pictures of how to do things, tell stories, etfc
Nomarch
Political head of a Nome (Administrative center) in Egypt. 20 in Lower Egypt and 22 in Upper.
Pharaoh
Ruler of the Great Household
Psalms
Songs of praise
Epic of Gilgamesh
Sumerian epic poem; started epic poetry
Covenant
The binding agreement the ancient Hebrews made with God to abandon polytheism and follow but one God.
Diaspora
The emigration or spread of the Hebrews from Israel to other lands.
Cuneiform
Wedge-shaped writing inscribed on wet clay tablets, stone, and other surfaces by the Mesopotamian peoples and others. World's first literature.
Iliad
a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
Phoenicians
a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
Hittites
a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
Mycenae
an ancient city in southern Greece
Knossos
an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC
Homer
ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Crete (Minoans)
named after the legendary King Minos of Crete.
Hammurabi
sixth king of Babylon
Prophets
someone who speaks by divine inspiration
Abraham
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac. Name means "father of many"
Torah
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
Persians
the largest empire. Had legendary troops called the Immortals. Honored local diversity, languages, cultures and traditions of the people they conquered
