Chapter 3 Highlights Flashcards
Early Empires of Mesopotamia & Empire in Egypt & Expanding Mesopotamian Empires
How did Sargon of Akkad form the worlds first empire?
By conquering Sumerian City States (2350 B.C.)
What did Sargon’s army do?
They protected trade routs and collected taxes
How did Hammurabi unify the Babylonian Empire?
Conquest and deal making (1790 B.C.)
How did the Code of Hammurabi help the Babylonian Empire?
It brought order and stability to the Empire
The Indo-European migration did what?
It brought people to new areas. One example of this is the Hittites who moved to Anatolia
When did Egypt overthrow the Hyskos?
The early 1500s B.C.
Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom conquered new territories and?
Established an empire.
When Hatshepsut declare herself a pharaoh?
Around 1480 B.C.
How did Pharaoh Akhenaten new religion differ from the previous Egyptian religion?
It worshiped one god instead of Egypt’s many gods.
Ramses the Great ruled Egypt for 33, 44, 55, 66, or 73 years?
66 years
Who did Ramses the great make peace with?
The Hittites
Egyptian pharaohs built magnificent tombs, temples, and monuments, who did most of the labor work?
Enslaved people
Who took over Egypt around 750 B.C.?
Kushite armies
Which direction did the Kushite armies (which took over Egypt) come from?
The South
Did the Kushite pharaohs adopt or destroy Egyptian culture, religious traditions and art?
They adopted the culture, religious traditions and art.
When did the Assyrian Empire rule Mesopotamia?
850 to 650 B.C.
Who built a large library at Nineveh?
The Assyrian Empire
Did the Assyrian Empire rule harshly, firmly or harmoniously?
They ruled harshly
Who worked together to defeat the Assyrians?
The Chaldeans and the Medes (612 B.C.)
Kind Nebuchadnezzar is known for what?
He is known for rebuilding the city of Babylon.
Cyrus the Great of Persia conquered what in 539 B.C.?
Babylon
How far did Cyrus the Great’s empire span from?
Indus River to Asia Minor
Darius I of Persia organized the Persian Empire into what?
provinces
How did Darius I of Persia keep his empire connected?
by building roads
What caused the decline of the Persian Empire?
Weak rulers, internal quarrels lead to the loss of unity and therefor the decline of the Empire
