History

1. History By caleb

2. Lydians • The Lydians lived lived northwest from the Phoenicians. • The Lydians were known for making money. • The Lydians were very wealthy because they lived on rich fertile soil with gold. • The Lydians passed the coined money on to many other cultures.

3. Israelites • The Israelites trace their origins as a people to Abraham. • When Famine came to Canaan it made the people migrate. • The Israelites lived peacefully in Egypt until a pharaoh enslaved them. • Moses had lead a revolt against Egypt.

4. Phoenicia • The Phoenicians wore purple because it was a royal color. • They had lived in a colonies that spread through out Africa Sicily and the islands of Cyprus. • The Phoenicians made the first Alphabet most like ours. • The Phoenicians traded everything with trading partners such as their culture and knowledge.

5. Persians • Cyrus the great was one of the best known for building the Persian Empire. • The Persians had a standing army that meant the soldiers were paid full time. • In 522 B.C. Darius the first became ruler. • He had made couriers or messengers • The messengers road on horseback.

6. Religion • The Jews had their own religion because they believed in the old testament. • Every year during the Passover holiday, Jewish families read the story of the Exodus. • The Christians believed in both new and old testaments. • The frame of the Islamic tradition is the Qur’an. • The Qur’an contains the most sacred writings.

7. Important People • Dido- She was the Legendary find and queen of Carthage. • Moses- God spoke to Moses on top of a mountain and gave him the ten commandments. • Cyrus- He built most of the Persians Empire.