Chapter 3
What was Meroe
A city in kush
What was the first empire in world history
Akkadian empire
Who conquered the Persian empire
Alexander the Great
What happened when Cyrus the great conquered babylon
Allowed natives to have government jobs & allowed captive Jew to return to Israel
What was the Ashurbanipal one of the last Assyrian kings known for
Building one of the worlds first libraries
The Assyrians were better at _______ than ______
Conquest Ruling
Which leader of the Persian empire expanded it into the largest empire the world had seen?
Darius
The Hyksos had horse drawn chariots. What did the Egyptian soldiers have?
Donkey carts
How did ahmose I establish the new kingdom
Drove the Hyksos out of Egypt
How did the native people feel about Cyrus the great? Why?
Everyone accepted him b/c he showed great wisdom and restraint
What type of punishment did Hammurabis code state
Eye for an eye. Tooth for a tooth
What is Hammurabi best remembered for
His code
How were the kushite Kings buried
In pyramids
Why did he kings of the kush empire lose the support of the people
Increased taxes & a new power took over
The Assyrians had weapons made out of _______
Iron
What kind of goods did kush trade? What did they trade them for?
Ivory, gold, ebony, and slaves. For luxury items
Which pharaoh restored the worship of the old gods to Egypt
King tut
What is an empire
Large political unit
Who is Sargon
Leader who established the worlds first empire
What was kush known for
Major trading empire
Who was sargons grandson that continued his empire
Naram-sin
Who was the king of the Chaldeans that rebuilt Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar II
What was the name of kush when it was still a part of the Egyptian empire
Nubia
Who were the Assyrians
People known for using terror as an instrument of war
What led to the fall of the Persian empire
Persian kings increased taxation on the people and surrounded themselves with luxuries
Who was amenhotep IV
Pharoah who later changed name to akhenaten
After the Egyptian empire fell it became part of the empire of ______
Rome
What was unusual about the pharaoh Hatshepsut
She was a women
The Assyrians saw themselves as guardians of what?
Sumerian & Babylonian culture
Describe the Assyrian military tactics
Terror tactic, tunneled under walls, siege towers
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II
The Chaldean king that restored Babylon to glory
What was Persia
The empire ruled by Cyrus the great
Describe how different social classes were treated in Hammurabis code
The lower class got worse punishments
What is Nubia
The name of kush while it was still part of the Egyptian empire
Who is satrap
The ruler of a province in the Persian empire
What was the Persians most original cultural contribution? What was it called?
Their religion, Zoroastrianism
Why did Egyptians resist akhenatens religious reforms
They accepted many gods and he wanted them to only worship one God.
What contributed to the efficient system of communication in the Persian empire
Well maintained roads, way stations & fresh horses for traveling officials
Why was the Assyrians army effective
Well organized & disciplined
Describe how women and men were treated in Hammurabis code
Women got worse punishments
What weakens the Persian empire
struggles for the throne
