CLASS110 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Ziggurat, Uruk Period, Uruk
12 Oct 2018
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Timber from palace of king assur (northern mesopotamia) dated to 1752 bce. Hiities = war like people based in modern turkey. Wanted to expand territory and areas they controlled ( especially down. After treaty of kadesh hittites and egyptians established a boundary between empires and agreed not to fight again. Egypt had problems to the north and nubia took advantage to become independent. Amon (ram) god of thebes - main god. Depicted as humans with animal features (i. e human with bird head) Culture and legacy of egypt continues after egypt is less powerful (during greek and roman times) Centres of learning: religious schools taught literacy and science. Elite class o f priests, scribes and lawyers. Centres of wealth: temples owned large estates; income from rent and donation. Centres of healthcare: doctors linked to cults and temple worship. Combined as chief state god of new kingdom. Annual nile festival, god"s statue places on barge. Dwarf god, protector of homes and children.
