Do you think the Assyrians’ almost exclusive reliance on military power was a good strategy for creating their empire? Why or why not?

Why did the people in the region rejoice when the Assyrian Empire was defeated?

How did the need to interact with the environment lead to advances in civilization?

How did trade help both Egypt and Nubia maintain their dominance in the Nile region?

What might have happened if the Kushites had imposed their own culture on Egypt?

Explain why a racemic mixture is formed when (R)-2-methylpentanal is dissolved in an acidic or basic solution.

Why is the development of a written code of laws important to a society?

In what ways were King Ashurbanipal and King Nebuchadnezzar similar?

Why was Kush able to thrive after losing Egypt to the Assyrians?

What role did geography play in Egypt’s rise and fall?

Which of the following statements is true about strategic alliances?

a. Strategic alliances exclude functions that are bought through bidding.

b. Strategic alliances usually lead to one of the firms losing their relational advantage.

c. In strategic alliances, the power to make decisions is always evenly distributed amidst the firms.

d. In strategic alliances, companies may choose to cooperate at any stage along the value chain.

Simplify by combining like terms. -7 + d - 6 + 2d

What do the words that appeared on Cyrus’s tomb suggest about his character?

For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance. •Assyria •Sennacherib •Nineveh •Ashurbanipal •Medes •Chaldeans •Nebuchadnezzar