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First Empires
- Egypt
- 1570 - Egypt was becoming
more powerful and
wealthy by conquering
- 1470 - under Hatshepsut,
the empire of Egypt focused
on trade and not war
- 1425 - Thutmose III was very
focused on war, the empire
became extremely powerful.
- 1400 - during a conquest of Syria
and Canaan, the Egyptians came
into conflict with the Hittites
- 1285 - under Ramses II, the Egyptians
finally clashed with the Hittites, and the
two empires formed a treaty that kept
for the rest of the century
- 1290-1224 - with Ramses II still as
pharaoh, the New Kingdom of
Egypt was built along with
magnificent temples, Valley of
the Kings, underground tombs
and beautiful buildings.
- 1200 - Egypt suffered a wave of
invasions, and at the same time the
people of Canaan rebelled. The Libyans
and a group called the “Sea Peoples”
attacked. Egypt split into smaller
regions, but soon fell to Libyan power.
- 950-730 - Libyans built
cities and buildings
during their rule
- 1570 - Egypt was becoming
more powerful and
wealthy by conquering
- Kush
- 751 - Kushites took over
the Libyan empire
- 671 - Assyrians attacked
and pushed the Kush
empire out of Egypt,
they moved to Meroe (a
city further south and
close to the red sea)
- 250-150 - Meroe was prosperous
and was center of trade
- 350 - Aksum defeated
Meroe after they
dominated trade
- 751 - Kushites took over
the Libyan empire
- Assyrian
- 850 - The Assyrians took
Mesopotamia and started to
build their empire
- 671 - Assyrians pushed the
Kush empire out of Egypt
- War Methods
- Dug holes underneath city walls
- Shot waves and waves of
arrows over the walls
While hammering the
walls with a battering ram
- Burned cities
- Dug holes underneath city walls
- Weapons and Armor
- Still leather and iron armour
- Iron Technology
- Padded loincloths
Leather skirts w/
metal scales
- Still leather and iron armour
- Culture
- Known as being
great builders,
Architecture
Statues, Temples
Buildings
- Library w/ 20,000 clay tablets
- Their capital city was the
biggest of it’s time - very
organized way in doing things
- Known as being
great builders,
Architecture
Statues, Temples
Buildings
- Government
- They were able to control all
territories by choosing kings
who align with Assyria
- Regions closest to mainland Assyria
were controlled by Assyrian officials
who reported to central powe
- They were able to control all
territories by choosing kings
who align with Assyria
- 850 - The Assyrians took
Mesopotamia and started to
build their empire
- Persian
- King Cyrus the Great
- military genius - conquered
an empire that stretched
over 2,000 miles
- Ordered soldiers not to
loot or destroy the village
- Respected the culture
and religion in the
empire he conquered
- Allowed the Jews
back into Jerusalem
- died while fighting a group
of nomadic warriors on the
east border of his empire.
- military genius - conquered
an empire that stretched
over 2,000 miles
- King Darius
- After Cambyses, was King’s
bodyguard Ten thousand immortals
helped darius seize throne
- First years settling riots
and cambyses mess
- Great warrior Administrative
genius - 2,500 mile empire
- 20 provinces Each had own religion,
nationality, culture and language
- Satrap, military leader and
tax collector per province
- “King’s eyes and ears”
to ensure loyalty
- Royal road stretches 1,677 for
easy access to important and
most inhabited parts of empire
- After Cambyses, was King’s
bodyguard Ten thousand immortals
helped darius seize throne
- King Cyrus the Great
- China
- Shi Huangdi -
"first emperor"
- Legalist & strict
- Conquered numerous lands
& expanded his empire
- same currency
and language
- Great empire but
not a great ruler -
Punished heavily
- Nobles were threat to his government - Moved
them to the center of China & seized their lands
- Burnt books that supported
confucianism or were against legalists
- Autocracy, he had unlimited power
& no rules for using his power
- Shi Huangdi -
"first emperor"
- Hittites
- Group of indo european
Occupied anatolia (asia minor)
Modern day turkey - juts out
from black and mediterranean
seas Rich in resources
- Separate hittites city
states formed empire in
1650 - 1190 B.C.
- Hattusas - capital
- Occupied babylon and chief city of
tigris euphrates valley, struggled
with egypt for northern syria but
neither got upper hand Peace
treaty egypt and hittite
- Used own indo-european
language with one another
Adopted babylonian language
(akaadian) for international use
- Hittites borrowed
mesopotamia ideas
- Blended traditions
- Excelled in technology of
war Super chariots and iron
- Group of indo european
Occupied anatolia (asia minor)
Modern day turkey - juts out
from black and mediterranean
seas Rich in resources
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