Group Activity – Ancient Empires & Dynasties

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Group Activity – Ancient Empires & Dynasties Honors World History

Instructions Your group is responsible for: Research on a particular ancient group Completing your section of the graphic organizer. Creating a visual (a simple illustration) Making a presentation to the class. You have 30 minutes to complete 1-3.

Sumerians 3000 B.C. Mesopotamia; Fertile Crescent Ur, Uruk, Eridu, Babylon Hammurabi & Sargon I Polytheism; each city-state had a chief diety) Epic of Gilgamesh, wheel, ramp, calendar, potter’s wheel, cuneiform, sail, plow, number systems, Code of Hammurabi Civilization of city-states (in the beginning) Invasions, lack of physical barriers

Topics & Page #s 1. Hittites: pgs. 62-63 2. Aryans: pgs. 63-65 3. Minoans: pgs. 72-73 4. Phoenicians: pgs. 73-74 5. Hebrews/Jews: pgs. 77-82 6. Assyrians: pgs. 95-97 7. Persians: pgs. 99-103

Hittites 2000-1190 B.C. Anatolia (Asia Minor) Hattusas (capital) & Babylon N/A Polytheism (not in book) Excelled at war with use of chariots and iron weapons & signed peace treaty with Ramses II Empire Invasions; tribes attacked from north, capital was burned

Aryans 2000-1000 B.C. Caspian Sea – moved into India Magadha was major kingdom N/A – were Indo Europeans Polythestic (develops into Hinduism) Sacred literature called Vedas (hymns and ritual chants); caste system; Mahabharata (epic poem), Hinduism Kingdom Assimilation

Phoenicians 1100-800 B.C. Modern day Lebanon Byblos, Tyre, & Sidon N/A, but were Semitic Polytheistic Great shipbuilders & seafarers; traded tin w/ Britain; red-purple dye; colonies in Africa (Carthage) & Sicily; traded wood, metal, glass, ivory, etc.; alphabet Wealthy city-states Captured or controlled by Assyrians, Babylonians, & Persians

Hebrews-Jews-Israelites 1650 B.C. – 72 A.D. Canaan/Palestine Jerusalem Abraham, Moses, Deborah, Saul, David, Solomon Judaism (Yahweh) 10 Commandments; monotheism, Solomon’s Temple, Jewish Law, Torah (1st 5 books of Old Testament) Kingdom(s) (eventually Israel (N) & Judah (S) Invasions by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, & Romans; splitting of the kingdoms

Israelites

Persians 1000-550 B.C. Modern day Iran & Turkey Persepolis (capital) Susa, & Sardis Cyrus (military genius who founded the empire), Cambyses, & Darius (extended empire, good ruler & administrator) Zoroastrianism (monotheism w/concept of good and evil & Satan and angels; earth was battle ground Tolerant of those conquered; Royal Road between Susa and Sardis; Zoroastrianism; coins; satraps Empire & dynasty Defeats at the hands of the Greeks (Alexander the Great

Hittites, Aryans, Phoenicians, Persians, Minoans, Assyrians or Hebrews? Ten Commandments Capital was Nineveh Alphabet Knossus was the capital Indo-Eurpoeans Caste System Colonies in Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Spain Covenant Vedas Chariots Great library Sacrificed bulls to their gods King Solomon’s temple Located on Crete Dasas (or “dark”) Disaster of 1470 B.C. Red-purple dye Powerful ocean traders Abraham Flood story Tolerant of the conquered Mahabharata (epic)

Hittites, Aryans, Phoenicians, Persians, Minoans, Assyrians or Hebrews? Founded Carthage Saul was their first King King Minos Cleanliness and purity became all important Siege specialists Ur Judah Anatolia Enjoyed boxing, wrestling, and bull leaping Sidon & Tyre were important cities Babylonian captivity Tribute paid to avoid war Canaan Varnas Iron weapons Aegean Sea Traded tin with Britain Torah Royal Road

Israelites- Judaism World History

Israelites Monotheism Yahweh Covenant Canaan Abraham & sons/grandsons Egypt Moses Exodus Passover Joshua Judges Saul David Jerusalem Solomon Tribes Judah Israel Assyrians (722 B.C.) Exile Chaldeans (Babylonians) & Babylonian captivity Prophets Synagogues Persians Torah Diaspora