World History Chapter 5 Mediterranean kingdoms
Phoenicians: Traders on the Seas Along the shores Not farmers – lived on rocky shores Access to sea Sailors and traders Many trees = lumber Used stars to navigate Settled foreign places – colonies –Carthage – trading center
Phoenician Inventions Ships Alphabet –Pictures became letters Cloth dye –Rare and expensive
The Ancient Israelites: Under One God East coast of Mediterranean Worshiped one god (monotheism) called Yahweh Abraham was father of Israelites and loved in Canaan Israelites were slaves to Egyptians Moses became leader and lead his people from the tyranny of Egypt Moses received 10 commandments on Mt Sinai
The Promised Lands Philistines fought Israelites for promised land (Canaan) Story of David and goliath Jerusalem became capital Solomon became king
Israel and Judah After Solomon the kingdom split North – Israel South – Judah Constantly fought with themselves and others Assyrians took Israel Chaldeans took Judah Jerusalem still is fought over
The Babylonians: The Rule of Law Babylon became great city Gates/gardens King Hammurabi created first system of laws Code of Hammurabi List of 300 laws and punishments
Hittites Warriors Eastern Mediterranean Made iron Stronger weapons
Assyrians Used great army to attack and conquer Strict laws Heavy taxes Invented siege machines and water machines
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