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Trashketball
What law code followed the concept of retribution
(eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth)?
What political unit is made up of numerous territories
and peoples and is usually built on military strength?
Who is widely considered the first emperor of
Akkad?
• Which Semitic empire used terrorism and siege
warfare to conquer Mesopotamia, Egypt, and
Thrace?
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What tactic allowed the Assyrians to conquer walled
cities by controlling their supply routes?
• What was the main military tactic that allowed
Babylon to conquer Mesopotamia?
The New Kingdom of Egypt is best known for what two
types of architecture?
Which Egyptian pharaoh weakened the empire by
forcing Egyptians to be monotheistic?
• The Persian government separated the empire
into numerous provinces, or _________
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• What is considered Persia’s most original
contribution to Western culture?
Finish this sentence:
Empires are easy to create, but difficult to
______________________
Name at least one cause of the decline of the New
Kingdom of Egypt?
The Persian army contained an elite group of soldiers
known as the ___________________?
Which group was released from captivity in Babylon by
Cyrus the Great?
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Which civilization introduced the war chariot to the
Egyptians, only to be driven out around 1600 B.C.E.?
According to Zoroastrianism, what did the God
Ahuramazda give to all human beings?
Provide at least one example of a civilization whose ruler
has absolute power
What religion did King Tut return Egypt to after the rule
of his father?
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Which Persian ruler was responsible for expanding the
empire into West India, Europe, and Greece?