Chapter 3 Test Review

In the Zoroastrian religion, which god represented the forces of good?

Ahuramazda

Assyrians

used terror as an instrument of warfare

During the New Kingdom, the Egyptian Empire reached its peak. What was one way it showed its power?

Egyptian armies made a point of looting and destroying their enemies' homes and villages.

What military strategy did Hammurabi use to conquer lands and create his new Mesopotamian kingdom?

He armed and trained his soldiers well, then used his armies to divide his opponents and defeat them one at a time.

Why did the kingdom of Kush become such a successful trading empire?

It was rich in natural resources, such as iron, and was located where an important route through the desert crossed the Nile.

The empire that Sargon established was continued by his grandson ____ but fell less than 100 years after his grandson's death.

Naram-Sin.

Axum's prosperity was due to its location along which body of water was shown on the map?

Red Sea

Around 2340 B.C., the Sumerian city-states were conquered by the Akkadians under their leader

Sargon.

The prophet Zoroaster taught that

all people would achieve paradise at the last judgment.

The prophet Zoroaster taught that

all people would attain paradise at the Last Judgment

Kush

area that became a major trading empire after the collapse of the New Kingdom

Tutankhamen

boy-pharaoh who restored the old gods

Alexander the Great

conquered the Persian Empire

Hammurabi

created a new Mesopotamian kingdom

Cyrus the Great

created the Persian state

Darius strengthened the Persian government by

dividing the empire into satrapies

Sargon

established the first empire in history

Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that

everyone accepted him as ruler.

Darius

expanded the Persian Empire as far as India

Ahmose I

expelled the Hyksos from Egypt and established the New Kingdom

In Hammurabi's code, punishments generally followed the principle of retaliation, or the idea that one must

give an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

The Assyrians had the first large armies who carried weapons made of

iron

Nebuchadnezzar

made Babylonia the leading state in western Asia

The achievements of Egypt's New Kingdom were evident in its

magnificent buildings and temples.

According to the map, the kingdom of Kush was

on the Arabian Peninsula.

From the law quoted above, you can conclude that the Code of Hammurabi was based on the principle of

retribution.

Cyrus was called "the Great" because he

showed wisdom and compassion.

The first empire in world history was

the Akkadian empire.

The Code of Hammurabi paints a portrait of a society in which

the citizens live in fear of being punished.

One example of the Assyrians' efficiency and effectiveness as administrators was-

their system of carrying messages quickly, which involved a network of staging posts and relays of horses.