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Chapter Four - Age of Empires
The Egyptian and Nubian Empires (Section 1)
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Who were the Hyksos?
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How did Egypt fall to the Hyksos?
3.
Define the New Kingdom
4.
Describe how the Egyptians conquered and built their empire
5.
Who were Hatshepsut and Thutmose?
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Where was Nubia?
7.
Describe the conflict between the Egyptians and Hittites and how was it resolved
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Who was Ramses II and what did he contribute to the Egyptian Empire?
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What factors contributed to the decline of the Egyptian Empire?
10. Who were the Kushites and how were they ruled by Egypt?
11. Who was Plankhi and what was his contribution to Egypt?
12. Where was Meroe and what was its importance to North Africa?
13. Why did Meroe decline?
The Assyrian Empire (Section 2)
14. Who were the Assyrians?
15. What made the Assyrians such a strong fighting force?
16. Whom did the Assyrians conquer?
17. Besides conquering other people, what did the Assyrians accomplish?
18. How did the Assyrians treat the people they conquered?
19. Who was Ashurbanipal?
20. Why did the Assyrians fall?
21. Who were the Chaldeans and what were their contributions?
22. Who were the Medes?
23. Who is Nebuchadnezzar and what did he accomplish?
The Persian Empire (Section 3)
24. Who were the Persians?
25. How did they come to power?
26. How was their rule different from the Assyrians?
27. Describe King Cyrus and why he was a great leader
28. How was Cyrus’ son, Cambyses, different as a leader than his father?
29. Who was Darius?
30. How did Darius change Persia?
31. What did the Persian contribute to history?
32. Who was Zoroaster and what were his teachings?
The Unification of China (Section 4)
33. How did Confucius try to restore order in China?
34. What were Confucius’ teachings and how did he try to restore Chinese values?
35. Name the five relationships that Confucius said people should work at?
36. Who were the Daoists and what were their ethical teachings?
37. Who were the Legalists and what were their ideas of how to restore order?
38. Who was Shi Huangdi and what were his contributions to China?
39. What happened during the Qin Dynasty?
40. What is centralization?
41. Why did the Qin Dynasty fall?