| Peoples of the Ancient Middle East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Who are the peoples of the Ancient Middle East? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-The Hitites (1600-1200 BC) -The Phoenicians (1200-850 BC) -The Hebrews (1020-586 BC) -The Assryian Empire (1000-612 BC) -The Rulers of Babylon (626-539 BC) -The Lydians (700-300 BC) -The Persian Empire (550-330 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| What were each of these peoples known for? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Hitites:- -they developed iron working and kept it a secret -Aryans who migrated to northern Mespotamia and Asia Minor (Turkey) (1600-1200 BC) The Phoenicians:- -they are great sailors -everywhere they went they spread thier alphabet which was based upon sounds -trade barter (1200-850 BC) "carriers if civilization" The Hebrews:- -Judaism (the Hebrew religion) -based upon one supreme god (monothiesm) (1020-586 BC) The Assyrian Empire:- -the Assyrians are known as ruthless warriors -library with thousands of cuneiform writing -taxes and laws -well-trained army -absolute power (1000-612 BC) The Rulers of Babylon:- -hanging gardens of Babylon -conquered much of the trade crescent (626-539 BC)(Chaldeans) The Lydians:- -used coins in trading (560 BC) -payment of coins was used instead of trading and bartering -the money economy began which causedin a major development (700-300 BC) The Persian Empire:- -22 provinces -an appointed governer as well as the officials (local) -keep their own cutoms and traditions -improved and extended Assyrians roads to link themselves to distant cities -first efficient postal system was used by them -taxes had to be paid -had to provide soldiers for the Persian army which is known as the system of the spies -efficient government -Zoroaster -a new religion called Zoroastrianism, it included one good god, and one evil god -religion still practiced in a few scattered places (550-330 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Done By: Hesham Khalaifat 9D 2/5/1998 Mr. Keast
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