Match the items on the right with the items on the left.
| Hatshepsut | Once a co-regent of Egypt, then pharaoh- known for increasing trade. |
| Thutmose III | A pharaoh who invaded Palestine, Syria and Nubia to create the New Kingdom. |
| Ramses II | He built Abu Simbel who signed treaties (secretly) with the Hittites. |
| Piankhi | A Kushite King who ousted the Libyans from Egypt. |
| Meroe | Kushites settled here, when Assyrians overcome the Kushite control of Egypt. |
| Sennacherib | Assyrian King who brutally destroyed enemies. |
| Ashurbanipal | An Assyrian King who built a library of 20,000 tablets, including the Epic of Gilgamesh. |
| Nebuchadnezzar | A Babylonian King who built the legendary hanging gardens. |
| Cyrus | A Persian King who conquered neighboring lands then treated them with tolerance. |
| Cambyses | This Persian King conquered Egypt- and reigned but eight years. |
| Darius | Persian King who divided empire into 20 areas, appointing satraps to rule each area. |
| Zoroaster | A great Persian thinker who develops a new religion. |
| Confucius | A Chinese philosopher who wanted to restore order and harmony. |
| Laozi | This Chinese philosopher taught that people should "follow the natural order of life". |
| Shi Huangdi | He unified China, ended fighting and creates 36 administrative districts. |