Cuneiform and hieroglyphics: this was the first form of writing. It was a representation of speech. It allowed people to keep record like never before. Having this ability gave the opportunity to have a complex society. Cuneiform was from Mesopotamia and hieroglyphics were from Egypt.
YHWH: this was the national god of Israelites. This was also the first monotheistic God which means to only believe in one God.
Cyrus II: Cyrus II built the Persian empire. He was known for conquering everything, including Mesopotamia, he understood there was a time to be nice and a time to be harsh. He was the great king and a political genius. He conquered the Babylonian empires and allowed the exile of Judea to go home if they stayed loyal him which they …show more content…
The religion was very similar to Christianity, in fact, many of the ideas of Christianity came from Zoroastrianism. It says Gods are abstract ideas. Christians would say “God is love” and people who follow Zoroastrianism would say “love it God”. The idea of asa and rug also came from this religion. Asa means good, the god of it is Hourmazd and drug is bad. Asa and drug are abstract ideas that have been made into Gods. Avesta is the holy book of Zoroastrianism. 1200-1500 BCE
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Sargon of Akkad: he was the first multi-ethnic conquer. He conquered lots of land, he planned on standardizing weights and measures. Akkad was a language.
Khufu: his goal was to be remember so he built a large pyramid, it looked like one of the biggest ever because he built it on an elevated surface.
Hammurabi: was the 6th king of the dynasty of Babylon, he built a kingdom around it. He was remembered for his code of laws; this was a big piece of black rock which brought back unification. It was not produced until he got many other kingdoms and he became a big shot. He also believed that the weak and vulnerable (orphans and widows) should be protected. Uniform laws to promote justice for
YHWH: this was the national god of Israelites. This was also the first monotheistic God which means to only believe in one God.
Cyrus II: Cyrus II built the Persian empire. He was known for conquering everything, including Mesopotamia, he understood there was a time to be nice and a time to be harsh. He was the great king and a political genius. He conquered the Babylonian empires and allowed the exile of Judea to go home if they stayed loyal him which they …show more content…
The religion was very similar to Christianity, in fact, many of the ideas of Christianity came from Zoroastrianism. It says Gods are abstract ideas. Christians would say “God is love” and people who follow Zoroastrianism would say “love it God”. The idea of asa and rug also came from this religion. Asa means good, the god of it is Hourmazd and drug is bad. Asa and drug are abstract ideas that have been made into Gods. Avesta is the holy book of Zoroastrianism. 1200-1500 BCE
Brief Identification:
Sargon of Akkad: he was the first multi-ethnic conquer. He conquered lots of land, he planned on standardizing weights and measures. Akkad was a language.
Khufu: his goal was to be remember so he built a large pyramid, it looked like one of the biggest ever because he built it on an elevated surface.
Hammurabi: was the 6th king of the dynasty of Babylon, he built a kingdom around it. He was remembered for his code of laws; this was a big piece of black rock which brought back unification. It was not produced until he got many other kingdoms and he became a big shot. He also believed that the weak and vulnerable (orphans and widows) should be protected. Uniform laws to promote justice for