Chapter 4 Vocab Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 1. the third period of Egypt's glory, during this time it was wealthier and more powerful than ever before (about 1570-1075 B.C.)
  2. 8. Chinese ruler who came to power in 221 B.C. and unified and expanded China by ending internal battles and conquering rival states
  3. 9. A Kushite king who overthrew the Libyan dynasty that had ruled Egypt for over 200 years. He united the entire Nile Valley from north to south. (751 B.C.)
  4. 10. a system of government by one person with absolute power.
  5. 12. A governor of a province in ancient Persia
  6. 13. Persian king who put satraps in place and built the Royal Road
  7. 15. Made a treaty with another Hittite king that promised "peace and brotherhood between us forever." Their alliance lasted for the rest of the century.
  8. 16. Persian king who created a huge empire
  9. 18. Hatshepsut's stepson who proved to be a much more warlike ruler might have even murdered Hapshepsut.
  10. 21. An Assyrian king who told people to bring back writings and collected about 20,000 cuniform tablets were now found form him. Made a huge library in Nineveh
  11. 23. A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials
  12. 24. A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature.
  13. 25. First female pharaoh who expanded Egypt through trade (1472 B.C.
  14. 26. A road for the government use built by the ancient Persian ruler Darius which helped unite the empire
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  1. 2. a Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire
  2. 3. The founder of Persia's classical pre-Islamic religion, Zoroastrianism.
  3. 4. A Chinese book of oracles, consulted to answer ethical and practical problems.
  4. 5. the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
  5. 6. Asiatic invaders who ruled Egypt from about 1640 to 1570 B.C.
  6. 7. In Daoist belief, complementary factors that help to maintain the equilibrium of the world. One is associated with masculine, light, and active qualities while the other with feminine, dark, and passive qualities.
  7. 11. (551-479 BCE) A Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Fuzi and created one of the most influential philosophies in Chinese history.
  8. 14. Cyrus's son
  9. 17. is a region of Africa that straddled the upper Nile River
  10. 19. respect for parents
  11. 20. Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon
  12. 22. Southwest Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire from about 850 to 612 B.C.