6. Define and illustrate these terms: empire, kingdom, province, tributary state, satrapy. 7. Identity these dates: 606 B.C.; 539 B.C.; and 540 B.C. 8. Why was India better known in ancient times than China? 9. What modern countries are included within the limits of ancient Iran? 10. Why was a canal through the isthmus of Suez less needed in ancient times than to-day? 11. Can you suggest any reasons why the sources of the Nile remained unknown until late in the nineteenth century? 12. What is the origin of the name _Delta_ applied to such a region as Lower Egypt? 13. Comment on the statement: "Egypt as a geographical expression is two things--the Desert and the Nile. As a habitable country it is only one thing--the Nile." 14. Why did the Greek traveler, Herodotus, call Egypt "the gift of the Nile"? 15. Distinguish between Syria and Assyria. 16. What is the exact meaning of the words, _Hebrew_, _Israelite_, and _Jew_? Describe some features of Assyrian warfare (illustration, page 35). 17. What modern countries are included within the limits of the Persian Empire under Darius? 18. Trace on the map facing page 40 the course of the Royal Road, noting the countries through which it passed. FOOTNOTES [1] Webster, _Readings in Ancient History_, chapter ii, "The Founders of the Persian Empire: Cyrus, Cambyses, and Darius." [2] See page 16. [3] See page 39. [4] See page 125. [5] Herodotus, i, 193. [6] See page 8. [7] It is interesting to note that Hebrew tradition (_Genesis_, ii, 8-15) places Paradise, the garden of God and original home of man, in southern Babylonia. The ancient name for this district was Edin (Eden). [8] The problem of regulating the Nile inundation so as to distribute the water for irrigation when and where it is most needed has been solved by the building of the Assuan dam. It lies across the head of the first cataract for a distance of a mile and a quarter, and creates a lake two hundred and forty miles in length. This great work was completed in 1912 A.D. by the British officials who now control Egypt. [9] See page 50. [10] Judges, xvii, 6. [11] 2 _Kings_, xix, 35. See Byron's poem, _The Destruction of Sennacherib_. [12] See page 29. [13] See page 21. [14] Herodotus, viii, 98. [15] See chapter v. CHAPTER III ORIENTAL CIVILIZATION [1] 13. SOCIAL CLASSES REDISCOVERY OF THE ORIENT