Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East Bronze Age (3300-1200 BCE)

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Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East Bronze Age ( BCE)

Kingdom of Egypt  Started about 3000 BC  Body of water: Nile River, Mediterranean Sea What does BC mean? How long ago was this?

Kingdom of Egypt  What land did it control? Current day Egypt and Israel, Lebanon

Kingdom of Egypt  What advancements were made? Math Architecture Paper (papyrus) Written language - Hieroglyphics

Hittite Empire  Started about 2000 BC  Body of water nearby: Mediterranean Sea

Hittite Empire  What land did it control? Current day: Turkey and Syria

Hittite Empire  What Advancements were made? Written language- Cuneiform Discovered use of Iron

Kingdom of Israel  Started about 2000 BC  Body of water nearby: Mediterranean Sea, Jordan River, Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), Red Sea

Kingdom of Israel  What land did it control? Current day: Israel, Syria and Jordan

Kingdom of Israel  What Advancements were made Alphabet Papermaking Glassmaking Merchants- trading ideas (Cultural Diffusion)

Assyrian Empire  Started about 1000 BC  Body of water nearby: Mediterranean Sea, Jordan River, Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), Red Sea

Assyrian Empire  What land did it control? Current day: Israel, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and parts of Egypt.

Assyrian Empire  What Advancements were made keys and locks plumbing and flush toilets paved roads central government

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