Chapter 4 Vocab Flashcards
Hyksos
a group of nomadic invaders from southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1674 to 1570 B.C.
New Kingdom
the period of ancient Egypt history that followed the overthrow of the Hyksos rulers, lasting from about 1570 to 1075 B.C.
Hatshepsut
Ruler of New Kingdom; encouraged trade rather than war
Thutmose the 3rd
Hatsheput’s stepson; very violent/encouraged war
Nubia
the region of Africa that was attacked by Thutmose the 3rd; straddled the upper Nile river
Ramses the 2nd
made peace treaty with Hittites called, “peace and brotherhood between us forever
Kush
dominated during this time period by, primarily, Egypt; start of Nubian dynasty
Piankhi
Kushite king that overthrew the Libyan Dynasty
Meroe
Very wealthy trade city on the coast belonging to the Kushites
Assyria
A southwest Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire between 850 and 612 B.C.
Sennacherib
very violent Assyrian king that burned Babylon
Ninevah
Assyria’s capital
Ashurbanipal
King of Assyria that owned huge library of ancient scrolls/books
Medes
A southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian empire
Chaldeans
A southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian people
Nubchadnezzar
Chaldean king that had hanging gardens built around his palace for his wife
Cyrus
Persia’s first king to control an empire
Cambyses
Cyrus’s son that conquered Egypt
Darius
Succeeded Cambyses after his death
Satrap
A governor of a province in the Persia empire
Royal Road
A road in the Persian empire, stretching over over 1,600 miles from Susa, Persia to Sardis, Anatolia
Zoroaster
Persian prophet that taught of a spiritual battle on earth to do good
Confucius
China’s most influential scholar/philosopher
filial piety
A term for respect your parent’s and others in authority that was used by Confucius
bureaucracy
A trained civil service, or those who run the government
Daoism
Founded by Laozi; made significant progress in scientific world
Legalism
Founded by Hanfeizi and Li Si; taught that those that worked hard should be rewarded by their leaders
I Ching (Yi Ching)
A book used to solve ethical and practical problems
yin and yang
In Chinese thought, the two powers that govern the naturals of rhythms of life
Qin Dynasty
A short-lived Chinese dynasty that replaced the Zhou dynasty in the 3rd century
Shi Huagdi
First emperor of Qin dynasty
autocracy
A government that has unlimited power
