Unit II -Ancient CivilizationUnit II -Ancient Civilization-The Middle East --The Middle East -

Civilizations of the Fertile CrescentCivilizations of the Fertile Crescent

Copyright 2006; C. Pettinato, RCS High School, All Rights Reserved

1. Mesopotamia - Video1. Mesopotamia - Video

2. The Following Civilizations are 2. The Following Civilizations are in this Presentation:in this Presentation:

• Sumer – (3-5)

• Akkad – (6-7)

• Babylon - 1st – (7)

• Hittites – (8)

• Assyria – (9-10)

• Babylon - 2nd – (11-12)

• Persia – (13-14)

• Phoenicia – (15-16)

• Hebrews – (17-18)

3. Sumer3. Sumer

4. Important Facts to Remember4. Important Facts to Remember• A. 1. Location-mouth of

Tigres and Euphrates

• B. Dates; 3500 – 2000BC

• C. Farming – Flood control, irrigation

• D. Cities

• E. Economic Life

• F. Government

• G. Social Class Structure

• H. Religion

• I. Cuneiform

• J. The Epic of Gilgamesh

5. Video 5. Video

6. Architectural Achievements6. Architectural Achievements

7. Akkad7. Akkad

• Click to open Encyclopaedia of the Orient on its front page Akkad

8. Important Akkadian Facts to 8. Important Akkadian Facts to RememberRemember

• 1. 2300BC

• 2. Location

• 3. Sargon

• 4.Type of government

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9. 1st Babylonian Empire9. 1st Babylonian Empire

• A. 1790BC

• B. Hammurabi

• C. Codification of Laws

• D. Other Accomplishments

10. The Hittites10. The Hittites

• A. Origin

• B. 1400BC

• C. Advantages

• D. What information leaked out?

11. Video11. Video

12. Assyria12. Assyria

13. Important Facts to Remember13. Important Facts to Remember

• A. Inheritance

• B. 1100BC

• C. Nineveh

• D. Assurbanipal

• E. Fate

14. Babylon Revisited – 214. Babylon Revisited – 2ndnd Babylonian EmpireBabylonian Empire

• A. 612BC

• B. Nebuchadnezzar

• C. Accomplishments

15. 215. 2ndnd Babylon: Look at me now! Babylon: Look at me now!

16. The Persian Empire16. The Persian Empire

• A. Cyrus the Great

• B. 539BC

• C. Tolerance

• D. Darius (522 – 486BC)

• E. Accomplishments

17. The Largest Empire to Date17. The Largest Empire to Date

18. The Phoenicians18. The Phoenicians

• A. 800-600BC

• B. Locations

• C. Accomplishments:

19. Byblios19. Byblios

                               

                                                   

20. The Hebrews20. The Hebrews

• A. ABRAHAM - 2000BC• B. EGYPTIAN CAPTIVITY - 1800BC• C. KING DAVID -1000BC – CONSOLIDATION OF

POWER AND TERRITORY• D. KING SOLOMON – THE BEGINNING OF THE END• E. ASSYRIAN INVASION – KING ASSURBANIPAL -

722BC• F. BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY – KING

NEBUCHADNEZZAR -586BC• G. PERSIAN, GREEK, ROMAN CONTROL• H. 1ST DIASPORA – 66-70AD, 2ND DIASPORA – 135AD

21. Hebrews - Religion21. Hebrews - Religion

• A. monotheism• B. covenant w/God• C. 10

Commandments• D. the Torah• E. prophets• F. the Old Testament

• Ethics – Judeo-Christian traditions

22. Important Terms and People22. Important Terms and People

• 1. Epic of Gilgamesh• 2. City state• 3. fertile crescent• 4. cuneiform• 5. ziggurat• 6. class hierarchy• 7. scribes• 8. Sargon-1st empire• 9. Hammurabi’s Code• 10. Hittites – ironworking• 11. Assurbanipal

• 12. Nebuchadnezzar• 13. Persian Empire tolerance• 14. satraps• 15. coin v. barter • 16. Zoroaster• 17. Phoenician alphabet• 18. monotheistic• 19. Abraham, Moses, David,

Solomon• 20. covenant• 21. prophets• 22. diaspora