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Southwestern Asia Civilizations. By: Cord Roberts. Lydian’s. The L ydian’s lived in an area Northwest of Phoenicia. The Lydian's created the first coin money. This led merchants being able to set prices for their goods.
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Southwestern AsiaCivilizations By: Cord Roberts
Lydian’s • The Lydian’s lived in an area Northwest of Phoenicia. • The Lydian's created the first coin money. • This led merchants being able to set prices for their goods. • After the great invention people began to shave the edges of the coins, so the coins were actually worth than they really were.
Israelites • The Israelites trace their origins to an important religious figure named Abraham. • They worshipped many gods. (the water god, the good harvest god.) • Abraham made a Isaac had a son called Jacob, he had 12 sons and their descendants became Israelites. • God gave Moses a set of laws called the 10 commandments.
Phoenicians • They lived on a narrow strip of land that is now the coastal areas of Lebanon and Northern Israel. • It’s located between Egypt to the south and Mesopotamia to the east. • Became a center for commerce. • They borrowed the Egyptian burial practices
Persians • Cyrus created Persian Empire by force. • Cyrus became the ruler of Anshan at 559 B.C.. • After Cyrus died following him was his son Cambyses. • Cyrus treated all the people with understanding and respect
Important People • Cyrus the great- was very Important to the people of the Persian Empire. • Cambyses the son - was very important to the Persian Empire because he ruled after Cyrus died. • Darius the organizer-was very important to the Persian Empire because he created the satrap for the regions • Dido-
Religions • Jewish-read the collections of the Torah and of sacred writings from ancient Israel • Christians- the Christians believed in both the old and the New Testament are holy books. • The Islamic- they read the Qur’an that contains the most sacred writings. • And many other religions throughout the world