5. Hattusas Hittite Warriors The King's Gate at Hattusas

6. Abraham or Abram, biblical patriarch, according to the Book of Genesis (11:27-25:10), progenitor of the Hebrews, who lived probably in the period between 2000 and 1500 BC. Muslims regarded Abraham, who they call Ibrahim, as an ancestor of the Arabs through his son Ishmael. According to tradition, Abraham was born in the city of Ur, where he married his half sister, Sarah. God promised to make Abraham a great nation, promised him a son by Sarah, and confirmed these promises by a covenant. Abraham attempted to save the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah from destruction by God. Isaac was born to Sarah in Abraham's 100th year. God demanded that Abraham sacrifice Isaac as a test of faith, but because of Abraham's unquestioning compliance, God spared Isaac's life. Abraham died at the biblical age of 175 and was buried beside Sarah in the Cave of Machpelah, in what is now Hebron, West Bank.

8. Moses, c.a. 1250 B.C.

10. Invasion of the “Sea Peoples” around 1200 B.C. Egyptian Drawings of Two Different Tribes of Sea People The days of Egyptian empire were ended, and the New Kingdom expired with the end of the twentieth dynasty in 1085 B.C. For the next thousand years, despite periodic revivals of strength, Egypt was dominated by Libyans, Nubians, Persians, and Macedonians.

11. Philistines Monopoly of iron technology Warrior aristocracies under weak kings, in which the people at large seem to have had some say in important governmental decision- making processes. David and Goliath

12. King Saul (c.a. 1020-1000 B.C. David and GoliathKing David King Solomon the Wise, the builder of the Temple (c.a. 971- 931)

13. Phoenicians

15. Jehu, King of Israel, is forced to pay tribute

17. The Babylonian Captivity: Jews in Exile

18. Persia (c. 560-330 B.C.)

19. Cyrus (559-530 B.C.)

20. Aerial photo of Susa

21. Chair of Darius, King of Persia

22. Persepolis, the dynastic capital built by Darius I

23. Persepolis

24. Ahura Mazda

25. Zoroaster