First Age of Empires

1. system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government
6. expanded the Persian Empire by conquering Egypt
7. had begun his reign by halting the internal battles that had sapped China’s strength
8. period of ancient Egyptian history that followed the overthrow of the Hyksos rulers
12. Southwest Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire
15. Chaldean king who restored the city of Babylon
17. conquered several neighboring kingdoms who was a military genius
19. governor who ruled locally
20. meant devoting oneself to one’s parents during their lifetimes
22. two powers that together represented the natural rhythms of life
24. taught that the earth is a battleground where a great struggle is fought between the spirit of good and the spirit of evil
25. the search for knowledge and understanding of nature
27. led a scholarly life, studying and teaching history, music, and moral character.
28. Hatshepsut’s stepson, warlike ruler
30. he had destroyed 89 cities and 820 villages, burned Babylon, and ordered most of its inhabitants killed

2. Hittite king later made a treaty that promised “peace and brotherhood between us forever.”
3. who declared herself pharaoh around 1472 B.C.
4. is a government in which the ruler has unlimited power
5. Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire
9. region of Africa that straddled the upper Nile River
10. a a nomadic group whose southwest asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570
11. along the Tigris River this great walled city, about three miles long and a mile wide, was the largest city of its day
12. collected more than 20,000 clay tablets
13. readers used the book by throwing a set of coins, interpreting the results, and then reading the appropriate oracle, or prediction
14. Southwest asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire
16. a noble of the ruling dynasty
18. ran from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia, a distance of 1,677 miles
21. overthrew the Libyan dynasty that had ruled Egypt
23. a ruler should provide rich rewards for people who carried out their duties well
26. ancient Nubian kingdom
29. center of the Kush dynasty known for its manufacture of iron weapons and tools