chapter 3 quiz - world hsitory
satrap
"protector of the Kingdom"; the governor of a province (satrapy) of the Persian Empire under Darius
patriarchal
Dominated by men
the king of the chaldeans who rebuilt babylon was
Nebuchadnezzar II
royal road
Persian route from Lydia to Susa
expedition
a journey taken for a specific purpose
empire
a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many peoples or territories
the tern for a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, controlling many peoples or territories is
an empire
hammurabi established his imperial capital in
babylon
monarchy
government by a sovereign ruler such as a king or queen
darius
king who extended the Persian Empire to India
satrapy
one of the 20 provinces into which Darius divided the Persian Empire
zoroastrianism
persian religion
nineveh
site of one of the world's first libraries
the code of hammurabi reveals that in ancient Babylon a marriage was decided upon
the parents
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
chariot
a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle cart, also used in processions and races
hammurabi's code protected people against
false accusations. if someone brought a charge but the failed to prove it, the accuser would be punished.
Having been conquered by the Hyksos was not all bad for the Egyptians because the Hyksos taught the Egyptians
how to make bronze weapons and showed them the advantages of horse drawn war chariots
the prophet zoroaster taught that
humans had free choice
the pharaoh ahmosel I was able to drive the _____________ out of egypt around 1550 BC and established the New Kingdom
hyksos
the boy pharaoh who restored worship of the old gods in the new kingdom was named
king tut
when the ___________ were driven out of egypt, they returned to their original lands to the south and built a successful trading empire
kushies
south of egyptians
kushities
after the egyptian empire fell, it became a part of the empire of _________
rome
Around 2340 B.C., the Sumerian city-states were conquered by the Akkadians under their leader
sargon
who was the leader of the acadian empire
sargon
in establishing his empire, what did sargon do with the rulers of every sumerian city-state he conquered?
sargon used them as his governors
Cyrus was called "the Great" because he
showed wisdom and compassion
babylon
site of the hanging gardens
who was the first empire
sumarians
the akkadian empire (2150 bc) fell before
the babylonian empire (1792 bc) arose.
During the New Kingdom, the Egyptian Empire reached its peak. What was one way it showed its power?
the pharaohs constructed huge, magnificent temples and statues in their own honor
Although the pharaoh Ramses II tried to maintain the Egyptian Empire's strength, he failed because he was unable to hold out against
the sea peoples
Aknenaten
tried to force the egyptians to worship a single god, aten
