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King Khufu ruled from 2589 to 2566 BC. He created the Great Pyramid of Giza ne of the worlds wonders. -
Sargon comes into power over the akkadins. He also rules over the sumerian city states, and set up the first empire in world history -
Sargons empire falls, so he builds a new one. In his new empire the army has over 5,400 men. This new empire included all of mesoptamia and as well as westward lands of the mediterranean sea. Sargon then died in 2279 BC just 19 years after he lwas no longer king. -
Naram-Sin, Sargons grandson takes over and rules over the Akkadian Empire. He waged numerous military campaigns. He liked to boast that he was the king of the four corners of the universe. -
Although his empire was powerful, it did not last very long. Attacks from his neighbors casued the Akkadian Empire to fall in 2223 BC. -
Hammurabi takes charge of babylon, whcih was a city state south of akkad. Hammurabi had a very strong willed and disciplined army, they held axes spears and daggers. -
Hammurabi makes a code that is very strict againts the people in his empire. For example, if a son strikes his father his hands shall be cut off. -
The PHaroh Amhose came into power in 1550 BC. He Created the New Kingdom of Egypt which lasted from 1550 BC to 1070 BC. -
He also launched a more professional military, which helped Egypt be one of the most powerful states. He reigned from 1550 BC to 1514 BC -
Amenhotep III ruled fro 1412-1375 BC. He helped create famous temple centers like Karnak and Luxor. -
Near the end of his reign, Amenhotep faced military challenges from the Hittites. His reign ended in 1375 BC due to the military challenges. -
Amenhotep IV introduced the worship of a new god, Aten, god of the sun disk. Amenhotep IV also changed his name to Akhenaten, "Servent of Sun God" -
He was a very aggressive pharoh as they went back on the offensive. The sea peoples destroyed Egyptian power in the 1200's. He lost power in 1213 -
Sargon II was a great Assyrian Ruler also a descendent of Sargon. He abolished the labor and taxation policies. He died in 705 BC.
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Nebuchadnezzar rules from 605 BC to 562 BC. He was a very powerful king over Babylon. He led the Babylonians to fall to the Persians in 539 BC. -
King Cyrus ruled from 559 to 530. In 539 he captured Babylon, he showed alot of wisdom towards them.
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During his rule he was called King Cyrus the great. As he ruled over the jews and the Babylonians at times.Although he led them to fall in 539
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He was a successor of King cyrus and ruled from 521 to 486 BC.
He added a new persian province in the western india that extended to the indus river. -
Alexander the great was a Macedonian king for just less than 13 years. In 331 BC he defeated the Persian King Darius.