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| HYKSOS | a group of nomadic invaders from Southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1640-1570 BC |
| NEW KINGDOM | the period of ancient Egyptian history that followed the overthrow of the Hyksos |
| HATSHEPSUT | woman who became pharaoh & ruled the New Kingdom; encouraged trade rather than war |
| THUTMOSE III | Hatshepsut's stepson who murdered her to become king; warlike ruler who lead invasions into Palestine & Seria |
| NUBIA | a region in Africa that straddled the upper Nile River; Egypt dominated over Nubia- took gold, siler, cattle & slaves during the New Kingdom |
| RAMSES II | Egypt's pharaoh that made a treaty with the Hittites (after declaring standstill) to become peaceful |
| KUSH | an ancient Nubian Kingdom whose rulers controlled Egypt from 751-671BC |
| PIANKHI | Kushite king that lead army down the Nile to overthrow Libyan dynasty |
| MEROE | where the Kushite royal family moved after being overthrown; became active in trading between Africa, Arabia & India during THE GOLDEN AGE OF MEROE |
| ASSYRIA | a southwest Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire w/ military organization & modern weaponry from 850- 612 BC |
| SENNACHERIB | Assyrian king who raided many cities & towns; burned down Babylin & killed most of the town's people |
| NINEVEH | Assyria's capital; great walled city with scultures & libraries |
| ASHURBANIPAL | Assyrian King who set up libraries in Nineveh |
| MEDES | a Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire w/ the Chaldeans |
| CHALDEANS | a Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire w/ the Medes |
| NEBUCHADNEZZAR | Chaldean king who restored Babylon and built the hanging garderns (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world) |
| CYRUS | Persian king who began conquest of neighboring kingdoms in Iran; military genious; empire spanned over 200 miles |
| CAMBYSES | Cyrus's son that took over after his father's death and extended their empire throughout Egypt; did not respect the culture of Egypt like his father did & as a result rebellion broke out |
| DARIUS | Cambyses's successor, put down revolts & established an efficient, well organized administration |
| SATRAP | governor who ruled locally, set up by Darius to help run his empire |
| ROYAL ROAD | ran from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia (1,677 miles) |
| ZOROASTER | prophet who taught that there were two forces fighting for a person's soul; good vs evil |
| ORDER OF EGYPTIAN RULE | Egyptians- Libyans- Kushites- Assyrians |
| CONFUCIOUS | China's most influential scholar; believed that social order, harmony, & good government could be restored if society was organized around 5 basic relationships |
| FILIAL PIETY | respect for parents and elders |
| BUREAUCRACY | trained civil service to run government |
| DAOISM | search for knowledge & understanding; followers contributed to discoveries in the sciences |
| LEGALISM | a Chinese political philosophy based on the idea that a highly efficient & powerful government is the key to social order |
| YIN & YANG | a Chinese thought, the two powers that govern the natural rhythms of life (feminine & masculine) |
| QIN DYNASTY | a short lived Chinese Dynasty that replaced the Zhou; employed legalist ideas to subdue warring states and unify country |
| AUTOCRACY | a government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner |
| PG 99 | WHERE I WILL FIND A CHART ON CHINESE ETHICAL SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE COVERED ON THIS TEST |
