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Geography & Early History of the Middle East

Geography & Early History of the Middle East. N O R T H E R N Tier. Anatolia Plateau. Fertile. Iranian Plateau. Dry. Arabian Peninsula. The Fertile Crescent. Mesopotamia “Land Between the Rivers”. VALLEY. NILE. Maghreb. Chapter 25 Section 2. Early Civilizations. Sumer

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Geography & Early History of the Middle East

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  1. Geography & Early History of the Middle East

  2. N O R T H E R N Tier Anatolia Plateau Fertile Iranian Plateau Dry

  3. Arabian Peninsula

  4. The Fertile Crescent • Mesopotamia • “Land Between the Rivers”

  5. VALLEY NILE

  6. Maghreb

  7. Chapter 25 Section 2 Early Civilizations

  8. Sumer • 3500 B.C. • Tigris and Euphrates • All-knowing priests • Ziggurat • Cuneiform

  9. Satraps • Well-Built Roads • Coinage • Diverse Languages

  10. Greek and Roman Influences • Hellenistic Civilizations • Alexander of Macedonia • Alexandria • Blended Mediterranean and Middle East • HEY SHOW THE WITNESS HISTORY VIDEO • Roman conquests • A.D. 115 • Allowed Egyptian and Persian cultures to flow westward • WITNESS HISTORY VIDEO

  11. Chapter 25 Section 3 Judaism and Christianity

  12. Hebrews • King Saul • King David • King Solomon • Diaspora

  13. God chose a special people. • Torah outline standards of conduct for everyday life. • Ten Commandments Judaism

  14. Gospels • The prophets • Messiah • A.D. 33 arrested by the Romans. • Romans suspicious of Christians. • Martyrs • A.D. 313 Constantine • Pope • Byzantine

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