Chapter 6.1-6.2 Flashcards
Third period of ancient Egyptian history
New kingdom
First female pharaoh increased trade
Hatshepsut
Chaldean king known for the hanging gardens
Nebuchadnezzar
Large Assyrian city known for its great library
Nineveh
Militaristic southwest Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire
Assyrians
Kushite king that overthrew the Libyans
Pianki
Kingdom south of Egypt
Nubia
Nubian kingdom who took over Egypt for about 1000 years
Kush
Assyrian king know for the brutal treatment of his enemies
Sennacherib
A group of nomadic invaders who took over Egypt for nearly 100 years
Hyksos
Egyptian pharaoh known for the building of great temples and tombs as well as making peace for the Hittites
Ramses II
Southwest Asian people who helped bring down the Assyrian empire
Medes
Center of Kush dynasty known for its manufacture of iron weapons and tools
Meroe
Warlike Egyptian Pharaoh, who invaded Canaan and Syria
Thutmose III
Kingdom that helped bring down the Assyrians and rebuilt babylon
Chaldeans