Ancient Middle East

Sumer 3000 BC City-States made up Sumer

Sumer 3000 BC City-States made up Sumer Number 6 60 minutes, 360 * Circle

Sumer 3000 BC City-States made up Sumer Number 6 60 minutes, 360 * Circle 1st People to write – Cuneiform

Sumer 3000 BC City-States made up Sumer Number 6 60 minutes, 360 * Circle 1st People to write – Cuneiform Algebra and Geometry

Sumer 3000 BC City-States made up Sumer Number 6 60 minutes, 360 * Circle 1st People to write – Cuneiform Algebra and Geometry 1st wheeled vehicles

Sumer 3000 BC City-States made up Sumer Number 6 60 minutes, 360 * Circle 1st People to write – Cuneiform Algebra and Geometry 1st wheeled vehicles Epic of Gilgamesh

AKKAD 1st Known Empire King Sargon

BABYLONIAN EMPIRE 1700 BC King Hammurabi

BABYLONIAN EMPIRE 1700 BC Code of Hammurabi first set of codified laws in Mesopotamia

HITTITES 1400 BC Present day Turkey Iron working secrets

ASSYRIANS 1100 – 600 BC Present day Northern Iraq / Syria

ASSYRIANS 1100 – 600 BC Present day Northern Iraq / Syria King Assurbanipal Order in Palace (veils)

ASSYRIANS 1100 – 600 BC Present day Northern Iraq / Syria King Assurbanipal Order in Palace (veils) Burned, maimed, destroyed

ASSYRIANS 1100 – 600 BC Present day Northern Iraq / Syria King Assurbanipal Order in Palace (veils) Burned, maimed, destroyed 1st Library in Mesopotamia (Ninevah)

BABYLONS II 612 BC King Nebuchadnezzar

BABYLONS II 612 BC King Nebuchadnezzar Ruthless King Loved knowledge Hired priests / Astrologers (Astronomy) Enslaved educated Jews

PERSIAN EMPIRE 539 BC Centered in present day Iran (Persian Gulf) Cyrus the Conqueror

Darius PERSIAN EMPIRE 539 BC Policy of Tolerance and Acceptance Set up Provinces to help govern large empire

PHOENICIANS 600 – 100 BC Sailors and Traders Traded Knowledge Alphabet Sea Galley

Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another. The mixing of world cultures through different ethnicities, religions and nationalities has increased with advanced communication, transportation and technology.

Assignment: Map with Legend (dates) Sumer Akkad (Akkadian Empire) Babylonian Empire Assyrian Empire Persian Empire Phoenicians Hittites