1. Bellringer
What inventions or ideas developed in the United States have influenced the world or made life better? (Write a 25 word response)

2. Essential ?s
What contributions made by ancient groups of the Fertile Crescent helped to advance civilization?

3. Words to Know
pastoral nomads
Monotheistic
Satraps
monarchy

4. Numbered Heads
What were the legacies of the Ancient peoples of Palestine?
(Hittites, Phoenicians, & Israelites)

6. Pastoral Nomads

7. Hittites

8. Hittites
1600 BC t BC Created an empire that threatened the power of the Egyptians.
First group of people to use iron to make weapons
Their empire was destroyed by the “Sea People”

9. Phoenician Trireme

10. Phoenicians
Most powerful civilization once the Minoans fell, but they never united to form a country.
Extraordinary shipbuilders and sailors
Greatest colony was Carthage
Developed the first alphabet

11. Phoenician Alphabet

12. Israelites
Israelites
Monotheistic= 1 God

13. Israelites Religion: Judaism, influenced Christianity and Islam.
Their religious beliefs are the basis for the Old Testament.
Israelites were forced to move to Egypt because of drought and were enslaved until Moses led them out of Egypt.
Between 1200BC and 1000BC established the kingdom of Israel.

14. Numbered Heads
What were the achievements of the Assyrians and the Persians?

15. New Empire
Semitic-speaking people who exploited the use of iron weapons to build an empire by 700 B.C.
The Assyrian military was one of the strongest in the ancient world.
They used fierce iron weapons and psychological warfare.
Transportation/Courier system
They est. a system where they could relay messages by horseback back and forth in a week’s time.

16. Persians
Very respectful of other cultures. Not only did he free the Jews, but he also treated conquered peoples fairly. He allowed them to keep their own religions and customs.
Each province was ruled by a governor called a
Satrap.
The Immortals
The Elite fighters of the Persian Empire.
They were so called because in battle their numbers were never allowed to fall below 10,000 men. They were constantly replaced from behind so they appeared to never die.

17. Closure Make a Web or Chart:
What contributions made by ancient groups of the Fertile Crescent helped to advance civilization?