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CHAPTER 4
First Age of Empires
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 Queen Ahhotep and
Kamose – began the expulsion of the Hyksos and enslavement of the Israelites
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
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
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
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
The Assyrian Empire
A Mighty Military Machine
Assyria The Rise of a Warrior
People Sennacherib
Military Organization and Conquest
The Assyrian Empire
The Empire Expands Assyrian Rule Assyrian Culture
Nineveh – Assyria’s capital
Ashurbanipal
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
The Persian Empire
The Rise of Persia The Persian Homeland Cyrus the Great Founds
an Empire Cyrus
The Persian Empire
Persian Rule Cambyses and Darius
Cambyses Darius
Provinces and Satraps Satrap – local governors Royal Road
The Persian Empire
The Persian Legacy Zoroaster
Zoroaster’s Teachings Political Order
The Unification of China
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
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
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
