Chap 4

Question 1

New kingdom

Answer 1

1570-1075 b. C. Egyptian era after Hyksos were thrown Egypt. Third period of glory

Question 2

Hatshepsut

Answer 2

1472- female Pharos of the new kingdom focussed on trade rather than war
Sent chariots to the land of punt
Step son was heir but too young

Question 3

Thutmose III

Answer 3

Hatshepsuts stepson may have murdered her. More warlike.

Invaded palatine and Syria

Question 4

Nubia

Answer 4

Region of Africa that straddles upper nyle river

Thutmose pushed his armies all the way here- became center of Egyptian trade

Question 5

Ramses II

Answer 5

Egyptian Pharos ended feuding with Hittites by creating a peace treaty with Hittite King 1290-1224

Question 6

Kush

Answer 6

Nubian land lasted from 2000 -1000 b. C. Dominated Egypt until decline during the Hyksos period, when kush became a regional power established Kushite dynasty on Egypt throne

Question 7

Piankhi

Answer 7

Kushite King overthrew Libyan dynasty in 751 B. C. Which has ruled Egypt for 200 years
His descendants became Egypts 25 dynasty
Believed they were better protectors of Egyptian culture than Libyans

Question 8

Meroë

Answer 8

After the Assyrians defeated kushites in 671 b. C. The Kushite royal family moved here
Active in the trade among Africa, Arabia and India because closer to the Red Sea than napata
Prospered from 250-150a. D.

Question 9

Assyria

Answer 9

Large empower around 850 b. C. Greatest power in Southeast Asia
Comes from northern Mesopotamia conquered Egypt in 671 b. C. From kushites
Warlike because of constant invasions from the hills

Question 10

Sennacherib

Answer 10

Violent Assyrian King- bragged about killing numerous cities, including Babylon and burning everyone there.

Question 11

Nineveh

Answer 11

Capital of Assyria along the Tigris river
Built by King Sennacherib
Walled city 3 miles long and one mile wide
Had library

Question 12

Ashurbanipal

Answer 12

King of Assyria collected over 20,000 clay tablets for Ninevehs library
One of the last Assyrian kings

Question 13

Medes and Chaldeans

Answer 13

Combined armies leveled Nineveh in 612 B. C. Chaldeans made Babylon their capital

Question 14

Nebuchadnezzar

Answer 14

Chaldean King restored Babylon

Question 15

Cyrus

Answer 15

King of Persia 550 b. C. Military genius

Practiced kindness and tolerance towards conquered people

Question 16

Cambyses

Answer 16

Cyrus’s son, Persian King, conquered Egypt- did not follow dads example, reigned for 8 years then died

Question 17

Darius

Answer 17

Reigned over Persia after Cambyses spent first few years repairing damage
Began career as body guard
Set up Royal road and satraps

Question 18

Satrap

Answer 18

Governor who ruled locally the 20 Persian Provences

Question 19

Royal road

Answer 19

Ran from Susa, Persia to Sardis, Anatolia (1,677 miles) set up by Darius

Question 20

Zoroaster

Answer 20

600 b. C. Persian prophet preached about Ahura Mazda- constant battle between good and evil(Zoroastrianism) traces found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Question 21

Confucius

Answer 21

China’s most influential scholar born 551 b. C. - Zhou dynasty was in decline
Believed in five basic relationships would restore China

Question 22

Filial piety

Answer 22

Respect for parents and ancestors- Confucius believed children should follow

Question 23

Bureaucracy

Answer 23

A trained civil service or those who run the government- Confucius

Question 24

Daoism

Answer 24

Philosophy of laozi- search for knowledge and understanding of the physical world drove followers to peruse science

Question 25

Legalism

Answer 25

Founded by hanfiezi and li si the belief that a powerful government should use the law to keep civil order and restore harmony

Question 26

I Ching

Answer 26

(The book of changes) book that provided simple answers and common sense by throwing coins

Question 27

Yin and yang

Answer 27

Two powers that represents the natural power of life
Yin: cold, dark , soft, mysterious
Yang: bright, warm, hard, clear

Question 28

Qin dynasty replaced Zhou dynasty in third century b. C.

Answer 28

Employed legalisms ideals

Question 29

Shi huangdi

Answer 29

221 b. C. Assumed his name after 20 years reigning. “First emporer” Qin ruler

Question 30

Autocracy

Answer 30

Shi huangdi established a government that has unlimited power and uses it in arbitrary manor

Question 31

Hyksos

Answer 31

Invade Egypt on charities ruled from 1640 1570b. C. Encouraged Hebrew to migrate there. Drove out by powerful Pharos 16000 b. C.