Module 4: Early Empires in Africa and Asia (voc)

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Hatshepsut

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First female pharaoh/queen - She focused on temple building and expanded Egypt through trade

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Thutmose III

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Stepson of Hatshepsut; considered a great pharaoh of the New Kingdom of Egypt

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Nubia

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A region of Africa on the upper Nile River

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Ramses II

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Pharaoh and a great builder of Egypt; he led an army against Hittite invaders; he built more temples and monuments than any other pharaoh.

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Kush

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An ancient Nubian kingdom whose rulers controlled Egypt between 2000 and 1000 B.C.

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Meroe

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A city located near the Nile and important trade routes - an ideal location. Known for producing and trading iron weapons and tools.

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Assyria

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A southwest Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire from about 850 to 612 B.C.

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Nineveh

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A large walled city and the capital of Assyria, located on the Tigris River.

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Medes and Chaldeans

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A Southwest Asian people who helped to destroy the Assyrian Empire.

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Nebudchadnezzar

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King of Babylon from 605 -562 BC. He besieges and destroyed Jerusalem and the First Temple in 586 BC. He rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city noted with hanging gardens.