AP WH Era 1: Mesopotamia, Who's Who in World History Flashcards

5784567280	Hammurabi	Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 B.C.E.). He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases.	0
5784569603	Sargon of Akkad	(2370-2315 BCE) He is the creator of empire in Mesopotamia. Created the empire by combing northern and southern Mesopotamia through invasion and force.	1
5784568506	Moses	(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus	2
5784569968	Nebuchadnezzar	King of the Chaldeans. He made Babylonia the leading state in western Asia. He also rebuilt Babylon as the center of his empire, giving it a reputation as one of the greatest cities of the ancient world.(605-562 BC)	3
5784570471	Gilgamesh	A legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories. Known in the "Epic of Gilgamesh" for searching for eternal life.	4
5784570984	Solomon	(Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)	5
5784571829	Cyrus II	The founder of the Achaemenid dynasty was	6
5784572505	Darius I	Third ruler of the Persian Empire (r. 521-486 B.C.E.). He crushed the widespread initial resistance to his rule and gave all major government posts to Persians rather than to Medes.	7
5784573750	Xerxes	(c. 519-465 BC) Son of Darius, King of Persia; his armies invaded Greece with 180,000 men in 480 BC, but was eventually defeated by the Greeks allowing for Greek & Roman influence to shape history versus eastern influences on development of western Europe.	8
5784574962	Zoroaster	The founder of Persia's classical pre-Islamic religion, Zoroastrianism. A belief in good versus evil and a last judgement day.	9