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Early Societies of Southwest Asia

Early Societies of Southwest Asia. The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area. I. Mesopotamia. Land between the ____________. Fertile crescent John Green's crash course. Akkadians 2340-2125 BC. Amorites 1800-1530 BC. Sumeria 3500-1800 BC. Hittites 1600-717 BC. Mesopotamian Civilization.

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Early Societies of Southwest Asia

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  1. Early Societies of SouthwestAsia

  2. The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area

  3. I. Mesopotamia • Land between the ____________. • Fertile crescent • John Green's crash course

  4. Akkadians 2340-2125 BC Amorites 1800-1530 BC Sumeria 3500-1800 BC Hittites 1600-717 BC Mesopotamian Civilization Chaldeans 612-539 BC Kassites 1530-1170 BC Assyrians 1170-612 BC

  5. Sumerian Religion - Polytheistic Enki Innana Anthropomorphic Gods

  6. Ziggurat at Ur • Temple • “Mountain of the Gods”

  7. The Mesopotamian City • City states, large population groups ruled by all powerful kings grew in the place of the town. Famous sites such as Ur, Uruk, and Eridu are examples. • Towns gradually outgrew themselves and became walled cities.

  8. Deciphering Cuneiform

  9. The Great Lawgiver-Hammurabi • Complex societies required codified legal systems • Examples: • “An Eye For An Eye”

  10. Hammurabi’s Code • If a man has stolen goods from a temple, or house, he shall be put to death; and he that has received the stolen property from him shall be put to death. • If a patrician has stolen ox, sheep, ass, pig, or ship, whether from a temple, or a house, he shall pay thirtyfold. If he be a plebeian, he shall return tenfold. If the thief cannot pay, he shall be put to death. • if a man has induced either a male or a female slave from the house of a patrician, or plebeian, to leave the city, he shall be put to death. 


  11. If a man's wife be caught lying with another, they shall be strangled and cast into the water. If the wife's husband would save his wife, the king can save his servant.

  12. Cuneiform Writing

  13. Cuneiform:“Wedge-Shaped” Writing

  14. Babylonian Math

  15. Gilgamesh

  16. II. Lydians, Phoenicians, and Hebrews, Oh My!

  17. Phoenician Sea Routes

  18. Phoenician City of Byblos:“Home of the Alphabet”

  19. Phoenician Alphabet

  20. Carthage: Phoenicia’s Mightiest Colony

  21. Moses “Prince of Egypt” “Shepherd of His People”

  22. Moses and the 10 Commandments A new “covenant” with Yahweh

  23. Yahweh’s “Covenant” With His People • The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible. • The most sacred text in the Jewish religious tradition. The Torah

  24. Abraham’s Geneaology HAGAR ABRAHAM SARAH Ishmael Isaac 12 Arabian Tribes Jacob Esau 12 Tribes of Israel

  25. Ancient Palestine

  26. The Exodus

  27. The Exodus

  28. The Temple Mount, Jerusalem Today Solomon’s Temple Wall: The “Wailing” Wall

  29. King David’s Empire

  30. What forms of writing developed in ancient civilizations? • Cuneiform developed in Mesopotamia • Egypt had its famous hieroglyphs • The Phoenician alphabet originated on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean

  31. Where did the earliest civilizations develop, and why did they develop in those locations? • They developed in Mesopotamia, Egypt, modern day Pakistan, and China. They were all located near rivers that flooded somewhat regularly. This allowed for easier farming as people did not have to work as much for food, and decided to settle down and lead sedentary lives.

  32. What are the characteristics and core teachings of Judaism? • Through a covenant with God, followers of Judaism who abided by “the Law”, were promised deliverance

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