Egyptian and Nubian empires
The Assyrians
The Babylonians
The Persians
Unification of China
Important leaders
Key Concepts and terms
Geography and Achievements
100

Around 1640 B.C., what group of Asian warriors used chariots to conquer Egypt?

Hyksos

100

From which region did the Assyrians originate?

Northern Mesopotamia
100

After defeating the Assyrians, which people made Babylon their capital?

Chaldeans

100

Which Persian king was known for his tolerance of conquered people and their religions?

Cyrus

100

During the later Zhou dynasty, what period of conflict existed?

Period of the warring states

100

This female Egyptian ruler focused on trade instead of war

Hatshepsut

100

Respect for parents

Filial piety

100

River that linked Egypt and Nubia

Nile

200

What female pharaoh expanded Egypt’s trade rather than waging war?

Hatshepsut

200

This King bragged bout how many villages he destroyed

Sennacherib

200

Which King is credited with building the Hanging gardens of Babylon?

Nebuchadnezzar

200

This 1,677 mile road united the Persian empire

Royal Road

200

What philosopher stressed 5 key relationships in order to maintain order

Confucius

200

Who was the Egyptian Pharaoh who was known for constructing huge temples with statues of himself?

Ramses II

200

Type of dictatorship where one person rules

Autocracy

200

This ancient city housed one of the first catalogued libraries.

Nineveh

300

What Egyptian pharaoh signed a peace treaty with the Hittites around 1285 B.C.?

Ramses II

300

What feature made the Assyrian army’s armor especially strong?

Iron

300

Babylonian astronomers concluded that the sun, moon, Earth and how many other planets were in the same system?

5

300
This innovation by Darius helped simplify trade throughout the empire
Universal metal coins
300

What is the Confucian virtue of respect for parents called?

Filial Piety

300
Kushiro king who ran the Libyans out of Egypt

Piankhi

300

These two metals strengthened Egyptian weapons during the New Kingdom

Bronze and Iron

300

What was the main trade advantage of Meroe's location?

Location near water

400

Which region south of Egypt served as a trade link between Africa and the Mediterranean?

Nubia

400

What famous king collected over 20,000 clay tablets, including the Epic of Gilgamesh?

King Ashurbanipal

400
There was a ziggurat in Babylon with ___ tiers

7

400

He said Earth was a battleground between good and evil

Zoroaster

400

This concept symbolizes the balance of opposite forces in the universe?

Yin and Yang

400

This Persian king organized his empire into 20 provinces

Darius I

400

This was a system designed to make the government run more efficiently

Bureaucracy

400

This natural feature allowed Babylon to build thick city walls and ziggurats?

Fertile soil

500

What city became the center of iron production and trade for the Kushites?

Meroe

500

What two groups combined to destroy Nineveh in 612 B.C.?

Medes and Chaldeans
500

This scientific field was advanced by the Chaldeans star observations

Astronomy 

500

Another word for governors who were given power by the emperor/king.

Satrap

500

This ruler began the Great Wall of China

Shi Huangdi

500

"First emperor" of unified China

Shi Huangdi

500

Zoroastrianism has similarities to these three religions

Judaism, Christianity and Islam
500

These two features marked the east and west extent of the Great Wall Of China

Gobi Desert, Yellow Sea