Section 4 Flashcards
Pharaohs create it. Armies use bronze weapons
New kingdom
The pharaoh who’s region was most noted for her trade, not war.
Hatsheput
Invaded Canaan, Syria, and Nubia. Most powerful and wealthy at the time.
Thutmose
Valley of kings
IN 751 BC, Kushite King piankhi conquers Egypt
Decline of Egypt
the king brutally destroys enimies
sennacherib
rivers build great cities, carved sculptures of military campaigns.
Culture of Assyria
builds library of 20000 tablets
Ashurbanpal
Kings of Assyria defeat Syria, Palestine, and Babylonia.
expansion of assria
army of medes and chaldeans destorys nineveh
Decline of Assyria
builds legendary hanging gardens of babylon
king Nevuchanezzur
conquers neighboring lands, governs with tolerance towards conquered.
cyrus
religous customs are honored
culture of Persia
divides empires into 20 areas on local administration
darius
life is a batttle ground between good and evi. Influenced judaism, christianity and islam.
Zoroaster/Zoroastrianism
wanted to restore harmony and good government
confucius
thinks education can trasnform people. not an ethical system of right and wrong.
government of china
teaches people to follow the natural order of life
laozi
understand nature and be free of desire
daoism
use of law to restore order. Obedience is rewarded, disobedience is punished.
legalism
one side is cold, dark, and mysterious. The other is warm, bright, and clear
YinYang
unifies china, ends fighting, and conquers new lands.
Shi Huangdi
