First Age of Empires

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  1. 4. a a nomadic group whose southwest asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570
  2. 5. had begun his reign by halting the internal battles that had sapped China’s strength
  3. 8. is a government in which the ruler has unlimited power
  4. 9. taught that the earth is a battleground where a great struggle is fought between the spirit of good and the spirit of evil
  5. 13. collected more than 20,000 clay tablets
  6. 18. overthrew the Libyan dynasty that had ruled Egypt
  7. 20. he had destroyed 89 cities and 820 villages, burned Babylon, and ordered most of its inhabitants killed
  8. 21. system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government
  9. 23. conquered several neighboring kingdoms who was a military genius
  10. 24. period of ancient Egyptian history that followed the overthrow of the Hyksos rulers
  11. 25. ancient Nubian kingdom
  12. 28. two powers that together represented the natural rhythms of life
  13. 29. expanded the Persian Empire by conquering Egypt
  14. 30. the search for knowledge and understanding of nature
Down
  1. 1. Chaldean king who restored the city of Babylon
  2. 2. meant devoting oneself to one’s parents during their lifetimes
  3. 3. led a scholarly life, studying and teaching history, music, and moral character.
  4. 6. Southwest Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire
  5. 7. a noble of the ruling dynasty
  6. 10. ran from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia, a distance of 1,677 miles
  7. 11. who declared herself pharaoh around 1472 B.C.
  8. 12. governor who ruled locally
  9. 14. region of Africa that straddled the upper Nile River
  10. 15. along the Tigris River this great walled city, about three miles long and a mile wide, was the largest city of its day
  11. 16. center of the Kush dynasty known for its manufacture of iron weapons and tools
  12. 17. Hatshepsut’s stepson, warlike ruler
  13. 19. readers used the book by throwing a set of coins, interpreting the results, and then reading the appropriate oracle, or prediction
  14. 22. Hittite king later made a treaty that promised “peace and brotherhood between us forever.”
  15. 23. Southwest asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire
  16. 26. Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire
  17. 27. a ruler should provide rich rewards for people who carried out their duties well