Ancient Middle East Outline
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For basic outline see Ancient Middle East Simple Outline
Article Objective
- comprehensive outline of the Ancient Middle East, from the rise of Civilization in Sumer to the Persian Empire
- note that this historical area and time are also referred to as the "Ancient Near East," which also refers to North Africa, Red Sea, and Greece. See Near Eest (wikipedia)
Wikipedia entry: Ancient Near East Wikipida "simple English" entry: Ancient Near East (incomplete entry as of 2011-08-01)
Notes & Objectives
The Study of the Ancient Middle East offers meaningful opportunity to practice of:
apply historical concepts
- geography
- movement & isolation
- cultural diffusion & spread of ideas, technologies, and
- standardization
- causality & human choice
- identity, especially in religion and culture
- stability v. change
- surplus & scarcity
- order v. chaos
- continuity v. change
connections
- cultural diffusion, exchange, & influences
- precedents for and influences upon later history
- cultural and technological advances
- art & architecture
- exchange: especially as bridge between Mediterranean Sea region and Indian Ocean
other student enhancement
- engaging topic that students enjoy
- creative application in study
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Geography
Two Rivers
- Tigris River
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- Euphraes River
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Fertile Crescent
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Persian Gulf
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Asia Minor
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Levant
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Isolation
- Fertile Crescent defined by
- Taurus Mountains and Asia Minor to the north
- Arabian Desert to south
- Persian Gulif to east
- Mediterranean Sea to west
- Sinai/ Egypt to southwest
Movement
- Two rivers
- rivers flow south-east
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- Persian Gulf
- movement easier along rivers, not upstream, which requires alternative transportation (wheels, carts, chariots, etc.)
Regions
- Sumer
- Mesopotamia
- Asia Minor
- Syria
- Phoenicia
- Levant
- Isreal
- Arabia
Natural Resources
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Climate
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Etymology/ Word Origins
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City States of Sumer | 3300 BC |
Sargon conquers Sumer | 2300 BC |
Hammurabi & Babylonian Empoire | 1790 BC |
Hittite Empire | 1650-1200 BC |
Assyrian Rise | 1350 BC |
Kingdom of Isrea | 1000 BC |
Assyrian Empire | 900 BC |
Nebuchadnezzar & Babylonian Empiore | 626 BC |
Persian Empire | 539 BC |
Alexander the Great conqueres Middle East | asdf BC |
Paleolithic Middle East
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Sumer
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- Sumer Civilization Package
- rivers
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- diverse climate in nearby mountains that form norther border of Mesopotamia
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- interactions with nomadic peoples
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Hammurabi & Babylon
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Hittites
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Assyrians
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Social, Political and Economic Structures
Government
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Economy
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Social Structures
- social classes
- identity
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- family
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Literature & Arts
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Culture and Cultural & Technological Achievements
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Historiography
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External Resources
Websites
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Articles
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Lesson Plans & Teaching Ideas
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Other Student Projects and Investigations
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Readings for students
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mlb notes to sort thorugh from 2005 files:
Assubanipal Assyrian... arts, and violence, the head of his enemy hung in the palace (p. 38)
Sargon -- 2300 bc first empire by uniting Sumerian city-states
Hammurabi 1790 bc king of Babylon consolidated traditional Sumerian laws into the Code carved 300 laws onto stone pillar for all to see: “Cause justice to prevail in the land” “To destroy the wicked and evil” “That the strong may not oppress the weak” Criminal law: “limited social vengeance and encouraged social order” Civil Law: “.. much of Hamm’s law designed to protect the the powerless, womins and slaves
Hamm... improved irrigation, organized army, repaired temples, “encouraged religious unity” ... promoted Babylonian god “Marduk” over Sumerian gods
Phoenicians (1200-800 bc)
Wikipeida: “The Phoenicians were not an agricultural people, because most of the land was not arable; therefore, they focused on commerce and trading instead. They did, however, raise sheep and sell them and their wool.
Phoenician alphabet developed 1200 bc... from the Sumerians, led to the Greeks
Cyrus the Great conquered Phoenicia in 538 BC
>> see King Kiram I wiki page 980-947 BC .>> in the Hebrew bible... allied w/ David, established trade routes along Red Sea w/ Jews ... helped build Solomon's temple... put down rebellions at Utica and Carthage
Hitites (1500-1200 bc)
pushed in from Asia Minor (Turkey)
>> heated iron ore, pounded out impurities, plunged into cold water... harder, sharper
Assyrians (1100-600 bc) used iron weapons God = Assur well-ordered society..laws of royal behavior... Nineveh... Assurbanipal = library... collected cuneiform tables from all over the region
Nebuchadnezzar (612 bc.. defeats Assurbanipal) Babylon ruthless.. empre for Perian Gulf to Mediterranean Hanging Gardens astronomy
Perisan empire took over from Nebuchadnezzar generally tolerant.. of conquered cultures
Cyrus the Great (539, took over from Nebuch)
Darius (522-486) - unified Persian empire - skilled organizer - divided into provinces and Satraps ... - adopted laws and codes.. uniform accorss the empire - roads .. traveled > unity - trade: uniform weights and measures coins... Lydians of Aisan Minor started most people still bartered
Zoroaster Persian thinker... (600bc) taught a single god: Ahura Mazda v. Ahriman >.judgement day judged for your actions
Phoenician Sea Traders manufacturing and trade >>glass form coastal sand >> dye “Tyrian purple”.. from sea snails >> used Egyptian papyrus Alphabet “carriers of civilization” traders needed quick, flexible written language