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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


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