2. A two-wheel horse drawn vehicle that was used during wars and battles is the ______________.

3. Towers that have the form of terraced pyramids are called _______________.

4. A son who takes over an empire after his father's death is called an _____________.

5. A charge of money that people have to pay in return for services provided by the government is called a _______________.

6. Buying and selling products or goods is called __________________.

7. The different Persian kings ruled by appointing governors or rulers were called _________________.

Exercise II

1. The Phoenicians controlled a long strip of land that extended along the ______________ by the year 1200 B.C.

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2. The Assyrians created their own _________________________ which depended on a strong army.

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3. The Seleucid Empire comprised the following __________________________.

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4. Cyrus the Great was the leader of the Persian Empire, and he ruled for around __________________.