Hi 207 ncsu Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Ur - an early Sumerian city in ancient Mesopotamia Phoenicians - Located on eastern Mediterranean coast; invented the alphabet which used sounds rather than symbols like cuneiform King Scorpion - Predynastic Egyptian ruler Uruk - City representing Mesopotamian culture- existed from 4000 to 2900 BCE Weni - Court official of 6th dynasty ancient Egypt. In tomb, Autobiography of Weni was discovered. Tell el-Amarna - Site of ruins/tombs of Akhetaton. Upper Egypt Enkidu - In the epic of Gilgam...

Abydos - One of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt. According to Egyptian Mythology-the holy city where Osiris was buried, in addition to many other pharaohs Akhenaton - Egyptian pharaoh of the New Kingdom; attempted to establish a one-god religion, replacing the traditional Egyptian pantheon of gods. BCE Amorites - A group of semitic people who overwhelmed the Mesopotamians and founded the Babylonian Empire, 2000 BCE Catal Huyuk - One of first true cities in history, created in the N...

Ur : an early Sumerian city in ancient Mesopotamia Phoenicians : Located on eastern Mediterranean coast; invented the alphabet which used sounds rather than symbols like cuneiform King Scorpion : Predynastic Egyptian ruler Uruk : City representing Mesopotamian culture- existed from 4000 to 2900 BCE Weni 2 : Court official of 6th dynasty ancient Egypt. In tomb, Autobiography of Weni was discovered. Tell el-Amarna : Site of ruins/tombs of Akhetaton. Upper Egypt Enkidu : In the ep...