Chapter 6 History

1. Chapter 6 History By: Bradey Wolken Social Studies March 12, 2012

2. Israelites • The Israelites trace their origins. • God spoke to Abraham, telling him to leave and go settle his family in Canaan the area that later became Israel. • Like most early people, the Mesopotamia worshipped many gods. • They all prayed to different gods for different things.

3. Lydians • The lydians lived in an area northwest of Phoenicia. • The ancient land of lydia was located on the western part of peninsula. • Today the country of turkey occupies the peninsula Lydia was a land rich in natural recourses. • The Lydians carved the side of their coins so no one could shave the money and sell it.

4. Phoenicians • Phoenicians lived on a narrow strip of land that is now the coastal areas of Lebanon Mountains. • Phoenicia consists to separate city states. • The Phoenicians trade goods and exchange knowledge. • Phoenicians city-states enjoy their greatest power and prosperity.

5. Persians • Each satrap provided the Persians emperor with tribute. • Most often the tributes took the form of soldiers. • Xerxes continued to expand the Persian empire. • After Xerxes died, the Persians Empire began to decline.

6. Important People • Darius was the organizer. • Cyrus was the Empire Builder • Isaac was the son of Abraham • Cyrus was the one who was responsible for the building in the Persian empire.

7. Religions • The Jewish frame of reference of the Jewish tradition. • The Christian frame of reference of the Christian tradition the Hebrew bible is referred to as the old testament. • In the frame of reference of the Islamic tradition it is the Qur'an that contains the most scared writing. • To the Christians both the old testament and the new testament are holy books.