Exam 5: Dawn of the Empires

Which of these resulted from the battle of Qadesh in 1274?

All empires are alike in what respect?

Zoroaster is best known as the ________.

Which of these best explains why Alexander's empire did not last long?

Compare and contrast Persian and Greek political traditions.

Compare the empires created by Assyrian and Egyptian rulers.What were their most important similarities and differences?

As an Egyptian pharaoh,Hatshepsut was unusual because of being a ________.

Unlike the Hittites,the Amorites were ________.

The son of Philip II and the ruler of Macedon from 336 to 323 B.C.E.was ________.

How do empires differ from kingdoms or city-states? Why are historians concerned about this difference?

Which of these was a famous ruler of the Amorites,whose capital was at Babylon?

The temple of Abu Simbel was constructed under the pharaoh ________.

Like the other intermediate periods,Egypt's Third Intermediate Period was a time of ________.

Ultimately,the Delian League became ________.

Minoan Knossos is best characterized as a combination of ________.

Which of these men ruled from 486 to 464 B.C.E.and led a Persian assault on Greece?

The dominant leader of Athens in the fifth century was ________.

In ancient Greece,hoplites were ________.

The goal of a balance of power is to ________.

The most famous philosopher of fifth-century Athens was ________.