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
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
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
Weapons and Armor
Still leather and iron armour
Iron Technology
Padded loincloths
Leather skirts w/
metal scales
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
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
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.
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
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
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