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First Age of Empires

First Age of Empires. Chapter 4. The Egyptian and Nubian Empires. The Egyptian and Nubian Empires. Nomadic Invaders Rule Egypt Hyksos – ruled Egypt from about 1640-1570 B.C. Israelites Migrate to Egypt Descendants of Abraham migrated to Egypt around 1650 B.C. Expulsion and Slavery

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First Age of Empires

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  1. First Age of Empires Chapter 4

  2. The Egyptian and Nubian Empires

  3. The Egyptian and Nubian Empires • Nomadic Invaders Rule Egypt • Hyksos – ruled Egypt from about 1640-1570 B.C. • Israelites Migrate to Egypt • Descendants of Abraham migrated to Egypt around 1650 B.C. • Expulsion and Slavery • Queen Ahhotep and Kamose – began the expulsion of the Hyksos and enslavement of the Israelites

  4. The Egyptian and Nubian Empires • The New Kingdom of Egypt • New Kingdom • Hatshepsut’s Prosperous Rule • Hatshepsut • Thutmose the Empire Builder • Thutmose III • Nubia • The Egyptians and the Hittites • Ramses II • An Age of Builders

  5. The Egyptian and Nubian Empires • The Empire Declines • Invasions by Land and Sea • Sea Peoples from the north • Tribes of Canaan rebelled in the east • Libyan invaders from the west • Egypt’s Empire Fades

  6. The Egyptian and Nubian Empires • The Kushites Conquer the Nile Region • Kush • The People of Nubia • The Interaction of Egypt and Nubia • Goods and Ideas were exchanged along the Nile for years. • Piankhi Captures the Egyptian Throne • Piankhi – overthrew the Libyan dynasty and united the Nile Valley

  7. The Egyptian and Nubian Empires • The Golden Age of Meroe • The Wealth of Kush • Enjoyed significant rainfall and an abundance of iron ore • The Decline of Meroe

  8. The Assyrian Empire • A Mighty Military Machine • Assyria • The Rise of a Warrior People • Sennacherib • Military Organization and Conquest

  9. The Assyrian Empire • The Empire Expands • Assyrian Rule • Assyrian Culture • Nineveh – Assyria’s capital • Ashurbanipal

  10. The Assyrian Empire • The Empire Crumbles • Decline and Fall • Medes and Chaldeans – burned and leveled Nineveh in 612 B.C. • Rebirth of Babylon Under the Chaldeans • Nebuchadnezzar – restored Babylon as Chaldean king

  11. The Persian Empire • The Rise of Persia • The Persian Homeland • Cyrus the Great Founds an Empire • Cyrus

  12. The Persian Empire • Persian Rule • Cambyses and Darius • Cambyses • Darius • Provinces and Satraps • Satrap – local governors • Royal Road

  13. The Persian Empire • The Persian Legacy • Zoroaster • Zoroaster’s Teachings • Political Order

  14. The Unification of China

  15. The Unification of China • Confucius and the Social Order • Confucius Urges Harmony • Filial piety – respect for parents and ancestors • Confucian Ideas About Government • Bureaucracy – a trained civil service

  16. The Unification of China • Other Ethical Systems • Daoists Seek Harmony • Search for knowledge and understanding • Legalists Urge Harsh Rule • Legalism – based on the idea that a highly efficient and powerful government is key to social order

  17. The Unification of China • The Qin Dynasty Unifies China • A New Emperor Takes Control • Shi Huangdi – first emperor to unify China • Autocracy – government that has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner • A Program of Centralization • Great Wall of China • The Fall of the Qin

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