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Geography & Early History of the Middle East. N O R T H E R N Tier. Anatolia Plateau. Fertile. Iranian Plateau. Dry. Arabian Peninsula. The Fertile Crescent. Mesopotamia “Land Between the Rivers”. VALLEY. NILE. Maghreb. Chapter 25 Section 2. Early Civilizations. Sumer
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Geography & Early History of the Middle East
N O R T H E R N Tier Anatolia Plateau Fertile Iranian Plateau Dry
Arabian Peninsula
The Fertile Crescent • Mesopotamia • “Land Between the Rivers”
VALLEY NILE
Chapter 25 Section 2 Early Civilizations
Sumer • 3500 B.C. • Tigris and Euphrates • All-knowing priests • Ziggurat • Cuneiform
Satraps • Well-Built Roads • Coinage • Diverse Languages
Greek and Roman Influences • Hellenistic Civilizations • Alexander of Macedonia • Alexandria • Blended Mediterranean and Middle East • HEY SHOW THE WITNESS HISTORY VIDEO • Roman conquests • A.D. 115 • Allowed Egyptian and Persian cultures to flow westward • WITNESS HISTORY VIDEO
Chapter 25 Section 3 Judaism and Christianity
Hebrews • King Saul • King David • King Solomon • Diaspora
God chose a special people. • Torah outline standards of conduct for everyday life. • Ten Commandments Judaism
Gospels • The prophets • Messiah • A.D. 33 arrested by the Romans. • Romans suspicious of Christians. • Martyrs • A.D. 313 Constantine • Pope • Byzantine