Akkad & Babylon
A society that is dominated by men is what?
What were the name of the invaders who attacked the Egyptian Empire during its final days of power?
The Sea Peoples
The name of the Empire that was ruled by Cyrus the Great.
The Persians
What term means journeys taken for specific purposes?
Expeditions
What was the name of the group of people that used terror as one of their main instruments of warfare?
The Assyrians
What was the name of the Akkadian leader that overthrew the Sumerians, thus creating the first empire in world history?
Sargon
What type of animals pulled Egyptian carts that resulted in them losing to enemies such as the Hittites?
Donkeys
What was the name of the "governors" or protectors of the Persian Provinces?
Satraps
What river was Assyria located on?
The Tigris River
What term refers to a large political unity, usually with a single leader, that controls many territories?
Empire (empires)
Who is known for establishing the first formal law code in recorded history?
Hammurabi
What God did Amenhotep (later Akhenaten) implement the sole worship of in Egypt?
Aten
What was the name of Cyrus's grandson that successfully invaded Egypt and made Egypt part of the Persian Empire?
Cambyses
With everyone accepting his rule as ruler, what was Cyrus's nickname when he was leader of the Persians?
Cyrus the Great
What Persian leader expanded Persia to the largest empire of its time?
Darius
What was the first formal set of laws that addressed anything that can go wrong is addressed by one law or another called?
The Code of Hammurabi
What was the name of the main trading center of Kush?
Meroe
What were the name of the divided Persian Provinces (implemented by Darius)?
Satrapies
What (2) planets are referred to as Ice Giants in our solar system?
Uranus & Neptune
The Persians had a large system of ___ that allowed for smooth communication to and from the king.
Roads
What was the name of Sargon's grandson that continued the Akkadian Empire?
Naram-Sin
The name of Kush while it was still part of the Egyptian Empire.
What is Nubia?
What was the name of the Chaldean king that restored Babylon to glory? He also created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar II
The Persian Empire stretched from Asia Minor to the western part of India. What modern-day country is Asia Minor?
Turkey
What was the main religion of the Persians?