First Age of Empires

4. a a nomadic group whose southwest asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570
5. had begun his reign by halting the internal battles that had sapped China’s strength
8. is a government in which the ruler has unlimited power
9. taught that the earth is a battleground where a great struggle is fought between the spirit of good and the spirit of evil
13. collected more than 20,000 clay tablets
18. overthrew the Libyan dynasty that had ruled Egypt
20. he had destroyed 89 cities and 820 villages, burned Babylon, and ordered most of its inhabitants killed
21. system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government
23. conquered several neighboring kingdoms who was a military genius
24. period of ancient Egyptian history that followed the overthrow of the Hyksos rulers
25. ancient Nubian kingdom
28. two powers that together represented the natural rhythms of life
29. expanded the Persian Empire by conquering Egypt
30. the search for knowledge and understanding of nature

1. Chaldean king who restored the city of Babylon
2. meant devoting oneself to one’s parents during their lifetimes
3. led a scholarly life, studying and teaching history, music, and moral character.
6. Southwest Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire
7. a noble of the ruling dynasty
10. ran from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia, a distance of 1,677 miles
11. who declared herself pharaoh around 1472 B.C.
12. governor who ruled locally
14. region of Africa that straddled the upper Nile River
15. along the Tigris River this great walled city, about three miles long and a mile wide, was the largest city of its day
16. center of the Kush dynasty known for its manufacture of iron weapons and tools
17. Hatshepsut’s stepson, warlike ruler
19. readers used the book by throwing a set of coins, interpreting the results, and then reading the appropriate oracle, or prediction
22. Hittite king later made a treaty that promised “peace and brotherhood between us forever.”
23. Southwest asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire
26. Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire
27. a ruler should provide rich rewards for people who carried out their duties well