1. Cradle of Civilization MENA is very important historically.

2. ANCIENT EGYPT

3. A View of Egypt by Satellite

4. An Egyptian Woman’s “Must- Haves” Perfume Wigs Mirror

5. Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs Thutmose III 1504-1450 B. C. E. New Kingdom>>>expa nds empire into Mesopotamia Thutmose III 1504-1450 B. C. E. New Kingdom>>>expa nds empire into Mesopotamia Ramses II 1279-1212 B. C. E. New Kingdom >>> brings peace after expansion Ramses II 1279-1212 B. C. E. New Kingdom >>> brings peace after expansion Tutankhamon 1336-1327 B. C. E. New Kingdom >>> died young, found intact Tutankhamon 1336-1327 B. C. E. New Kingdom >>> died young, found intact

6. Preparation for the Afterlife

7. Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara

8. Giza Pyramid Complex

9. King Tutankhamon’s Death Mask 1336-1327 B. C. E.

10. Treasures From Tut’s Tomb

11. The Valley of the Queens Temple of Queen Hatshepsut 1473-1458 B. C. E.

12. Abu Simbel: Monument to Ramses II 1279-1213 B. C. E.

13. ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA

15. Solving Problems Through Organization  Irrigation ditches: carried river water to their fields and allowed them to produce a surplus of crops.  For defense, they built city walls with mud bricks.  Traded their grain, cloth, and crafted tools with the peoples of the mountains and the desert. In exchange, they received raw materials such as stone, wood, and metal.

16. The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”

17. Sumerians at Sumer  First groups of people to form a civilization  5 key characteristics set Sumer apart  (1) advanced cities,  (2) specialized workers,  (3) complex institutions,  (4) record keeping, and  (5) improved technology  All later peoples in this region built upon the innovations of Sumerian civilization (Babylonians, Assyrians, Akkiadians…) CIVILIZATION!

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19. Cuneiform: “Wedge-Shaped” Writing

20. Hammurabi’s Code: 1 st code of law!!!

21. ANCIENT PERSIA

22. Two of Persia’s best known culture markers are the Royal Road and also Persepolis

23. Ancient Persepolis

24. Persepolis

25. Persian Archers & Soldiers

26. PALMYRA  Located in Syria. Dates to 2000 BCE  Cultural city historically used by Greeks, Romans, and Persians.

29. All of it destroyed by ISIS

30. Videos about archeological destruction.  ISIS posts videos about destruction: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/09/world/iraq-isis-heritage/ http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/09/world/iraq-isis-heritage/

31. CBS Sunday Morning video 2 minutes on ISIS and why it destroys the past: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/passage- the-destruction-of-history/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/passage- the-destruction-of-history/ Archaeologists in Syria try to save artifacts from ISIS: 4 minutes http://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-palmyra-syria- unesco-world-heritage-site/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-palmyra-syria- unesco-world-heritage-site/ Why they destroyed Palmyra (actually call it a crossroads in the video and that what is so cool about it is that it has some Assyrian, Greek, Roman, and Persian influence and they talk about how they wanted to “take it from the tourists and from history to erase anything that predates Islam”) 4 minutes http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/isis-destroys- historic-ruins-in-palmyra-syria/http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/isis-destroys- historic-ruins-in-palmyra-syria/ 60 Minutes video about ISIS and the Coptic Christians in Egypt. This is the one that shows the priest crying and talking about how they destroy the Bible, etc. It is 13 minutes long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp5fTJafTTohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp5fTJafTTo

32. HBO Vice: Egyptian Tomb Raiders