1. Unit II -Ancient Civilization -The Middle East - Civilizations of the Fertile Crescent Copyright 2006; C. Pettinato, RCS High School, All Rights Reserved

2. 1. Mesopotamia - Video

3. 2. The Following Civilizations are in this Presentation: Sumer – (3-5) Akkad – (6-7) Babylon - 1 st – (7) Hittites – (8) Assyria – (9-10) Babylon - 2 nd – (11-12) Persia – (13-14) Phoenicia – (15-16) Hebrews – (17-18)

4. 3. Sumer

5. 4. Important Facts to Remember A. 1. Location-mouth of Tigres and Euphrates B. Dates; 3500 – 2000BC C. Farming – Flood control, irrigation D. Cities E. Economic Life F. Government G. Social Class Structure H. Religion I. Cuneiform J. The Epic of Gilgamesh

6. 5. Video

7. 6. Architectural Achievements

8. 7. Akkad Click to open Encyclopaedia of the Orient on its front page Akkad Click to open Encyclopaedia of the Orient on its front page

9. 8. Important Akkadian Facts to Remember 1. 2300BC 2. Location 3. Sargon 4.Type of government

10. 9. 1st Babylonian Empire A. 1790BC B. Hammurabi C. Codification of Laws D. Other Accomplishments

11. 10. The Hittites A. Origin B. 1400BC C. Advantages D. What information leaked out?

12. 11. Video

13. 12. Assyria

14. 13. Important Facts to Remember A. Inheritance B. 1100BC C. Nineveh D. Assurbanipal E. Fate

15. 14. Babylon Revisited – 2 nd Babylonian Empire A. 612BC B. Nebuchadnezzar C. Accomplishments

16. 15. 2 nd Babylon: Look at me now!

17. 16. The Persian Empire A. Cyrus the Great B. 539BC C. Tolerance D. Darius (522 – 486BC) E. Accomplishments

18. 17. The Largest Empire to Date

19. 18. The Phoenicians A. 800-600BC B. Locations C. Accomplishments:

20. 19. Byblios

21. 20. The Hebrews A. ABRAHAM - 2000BC B. EGYPTIAN CAPTIVITY - 1800BC C. KING DAVID -1000BC – CONSOLIDATION OF POWER AND TERRITORY D. KING SOLOMON – THE BEGINNING OF THE END E. ASSYRIAN INVASION – KING ASSURBANIPAL - 722BC F. BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY – KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR -586BC G. PERSIAN, GREEK, ROMAN CONTROL H. 1 ST DIASPORA – 66-70AD, 2 ND DIASPORA – 135AD

22. 21. Hebrews - Religion A. monotheism B. covenant w/God C. 10 Commandments D. the Torah E. prophets F. the Old Testament Ethics – Judeo- Christian traditions

23. 22. Important Terms and People 1. Epic of Gilgamesh 2. City state 3. fertile crescent 4. cuneiform 5. ziggurat 6. class hierarchy 7. scribes 8. Sargon-1 st empire 9. Hammurabi’s Code 10. Hittites – ironworking 11. Assurbanipal 12. Nebuchadnezzar 13. Persian Empire tolerance 14. satraps 15. coin v. barter 16. Zoroaster 17. Phoenician alphabet 18. monotheistic 19. Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon 20. covenant 21. prophets 22. diaspora