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A-ssyrian Empire
Civilization of western Asia in the upper
valley of the Tigris River. In its zenith
between the ninth and seventh centuries B.C.
the empire extended from the Mediterranean
Sea across Arabia and Armenia.
B-abylonians
An ancient empire of Mesopotamia in the
Euphrates River valley. It flourished under
Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar II but
declined after 562 B.C. and fell to the Persians
in 539
C-yrus
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by
his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC
D-arus
King of Persia who expanded the Persian
Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated
at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)
E-gypy
A republic in northeastern Africa known as
the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of
an ancient civilization that flourished from
2600 to 30 BC
F-loyd
Is my families generation; last name passed
down from generation to generation.
G-enius
exceptional intellectual or creative power or
other natural ability.
H-yksus
a people of mixed Semitic and Asian descent
who invaded Egypt and settled in the Nile
delta c. 1640 BC. They formed the 15th and
16th dynasties of Egypt and ruled a large part
of the country until driven out c. 1532 BC.
I-slam
the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic
faith regarded as revealed through
Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah
J-erusalem
capital and largest city of the modern state of
Israel (although its status as capital is
disputed); it was captured from Jordan in
1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews
and Christians and Muslims; was the capital
of an ancient kingdom
K-ush
Kush is a 2007 independent action-thriller
film directed by York Shackleton, starring
Nick Annunziata, William Atherton, Michael
Bellisario, Matthew Carey, James DeBello, Lin
Shaye, and James Duval. Kush is distributed
by Maverick Entertainment Group. ..
L-ydians
the Anatolian language of the Lydians, of
which some inscriptions and other texts have
survived in a version of the Greek alphabet.
M-eroe
Meroë is an ancient city on the east bank of the
Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya
station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately
200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site
are a group of villages called Bagrawiyah.
This city was the capital of the Kingdom of
Kush for several centuries.
N-ew Kingdom
The New Kingdom of Egypt, also referred to
as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in
ancient Egyptian history between the 16th
century BC and the 11th century BC, covering
the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth
Dynasties of Egypt. ..
O-mit/Free Space
P-iankhi
Piye was a Kushite king and founder of the
Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt who ruled
Egypt from 753/752 BCE to c.722 BCE
according to the most recent academic
research by Rolf Krauss and David
Warburton. He ruled from the city of Napata,
located deep in Nubia, modern day Suda
Q-ueen Rockie
R-oyal Road
a way of attaining or reaching something
without trouble.
S-atrap
a provincial governor in the ancient Persian
empire.
T-hutmose
Thutmose III was the sixth Pharaoh of the
Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first twentytwo years of Thutmose's reign he was coregent with his stepmother, Hatshepsut, who
was named the pharaoh
U-nique
being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else
V-irtuous living
having or showing high moral standards
W-arring states period
The Warring States period, also known as the
Era of Warring States, is a period in ancient
China following the Spring and Autumn
period and concluding with the victory of the
state of Qin in 221 BC, creating a unified
China under the Qin Dynasty
X-ray
Y- ears
Z-oroaster
Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism