Chapter 3

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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


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