Phoenicians, Hebrews are among the peoples that fill the power vacuum left after the Battle of Kadesh

1. Jack Garrity
NEW CENTERS
OF CIVILIZATION
54-60

2. Indo Europeans
• Around 2000 BCE, the nomadic Indo-
Europeans began to move into Europe, India,
and western Asia.

3. Indo Europeans
• A group of people using a language derived from a single
language.
• They include Greek, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit, and the Germanic
languages..

4. Hattusas
Around 1750 BCE, one tribe combined with
the native peoples to form the Hittite kingdom with
its capital at Hattusha

6. Hittite Empire
Between 1600 and
1200 BCE, they create
an empire in
western Asia and
threaten the Egyptians.

7. Hattusas:
Capital of the Hittites

8. Hattusas – Lion’s Gate

9. Hittite Chariots & Warriors

10. Hittite Warriors
The first to use iron weapons, a
natural resource in Asia Minor.
iron.

11. Hittite Writing

12. A Balance of Power: 1200 B. C. E.

13. The Battle of Kadesh
Treaty of Kadesh
Ramses II at Kadesh

14. • Around 1200 BCE, a new waves of Sea
People invaders destroy the Hittite Empire

15. • The end of the Hittite kingdom and the
weakening of Egypt allowed small kingdoms
and city-states to flourish.

17. Phoenician Sea Routes
Political independence for the Semite
Phoenicians helped them expand their trade.

18. A Phoenician Bireme Ship

19. The “Royal Purple” Dye
The Phoenicians produced
many goods for foreign
markets, including purple dye,
glass, and lumber .

20. The Phoenicians set up many
colonies.

21. Carthage: Phoenicia’s Mightiest
Colony

22. Phoenician City of Byblos:
“Home of the Alphabet” and books

23. Phoenician City of Byblos:
“Home of the Alphabet”
Best known for its alphabet, they
simplified their Semitic writing by
using 22 different signs.

24. Phoenician Alphabet

26. • To the south of the Phoenicians lived another
group of Semitic-speaking people known as the
Israelites.

27. Abraham father of three religions
• Hebrews a Semitic people originally from UR.

28. Abraham’s Genealogy
ABRAHAM SARAHHAGAR
Isaac
EsauJacob
12 Tribes of Israel
Ishmael
12 Arabian Tribes

29. Abraham’s Journey from Ur
Canaan  The “Promised Land”

30. Abraham’s Journeys

31. Yahweh’s “Covenant” With His People
The Torah
They are
monotheists.
The first 5 books
of the Hebrew
Bible.
 The most sacred
text in the Jewish
religious tradition.

32. Adam and Eve
original sin

33. Noah the great flood
Sumerian Epic of the
Flood 2150 BC

36. Land of Goshen, Egypt
They migrated to Egypt
because of drought.
The Egyptians enslaved
them until Moses led
them out of Egypt.

37. Moses
“Prince of Egypt” “Shepherd of His People”

40. Passover

41. The Exodus

42. Route of the Exodus

43. Moses and the 10 (600)
Commandmets
A new “covenant” with
Yahweh

44. Mount Sinai

45. King David 1040–970 BCE
David born in Bethlehem becomes one
of King Saul’s armor-bearers and harp
player. He kills the Philistine giant
Goliath in single combat , winning a war.

46. King David 1040–970 BCE
He marries Saul’s daughter and becomes King.
He makes Jerusalem the capital and fights off the Hittites.

47. Solomon’s
Kingdom

48. King Solomon 970 to 931 BCE
The wise Solomon greatly strengthened royal power. He expanded
the government and army and encouraged trade.

49. Recreation of Ancient Jerusalem

50. King Solomon’s Temple Floor Plan
Solomon is best known for building a temple
in the city of Jerusalem.

51. Inside the Temple Tabernacle
The Arc
of the
Covenant

52. The Temple Mount, Jerusalem Then
Solomon’s Temple Wall: The “Wailing” Wall

53. The Temple Mount, Jerusalem Today
Solomon’s Temple Wall: The “Wailing” Wall

54. • After Solomon’s death, tension between the
northern and southern tribes led to the
creation of two separate kingdoms.

55. Kingdoms of
Israel
&
Judah

56. • In 722 BCE, the Assyrians overran the
Kingdom of Israel.

57. • In 586 BCE, the neo Assyrians (Chaldeans) and
neo Babylonians conquered the Kingdom of
Judah.

58. Israelites in Captivity

59. • Judaism became a stateless religion based on
the belief that Yahweh was Creator and Lord
of the whole world.

60. • The Persian Empire allowed the Jews to
return to Jerusalem and rebuild the
temple.

61. • Alexander the Great conquers the region
332BCE

62. • Israel becomes a district of Rome and they
destroy the second temple in 70 CE

63. • Alexander the Great conquers the middle east
332BCE
• Israel becomes a district of Rome and they destroy
the second temple in 70 CE
• 639 CE Arabs conquer Middle East
• Followed by the Ottoman, French, and British Empires
• Israel would not be an independent Nation State until
on 29 November 1947, after the USA forced the
Europeans to give up their empires.

64. Next time the Assyrians
pg 61-62
• End

65. Alexander the Great & the
Hellenization of the Near East

66. The Great Library at Alexandria.
Egypt

67. Jerusalem: Reading the Torah

68. Herod the Great’s Kingdom

70. The Assyrian Empire

71. Assyrian Military Power
Assyrian soldiers
carrying away the
enemy’s gods.

72. Jewish Captives: 8c BCE

73. Babylon under the Chaldeans

74. Nebuchadnezzar II’s Babylon

75. Ishtar
Gate

76. Hanging Gardens
of Babylon?

77. Israelites in Captivity

78. Alexander the Great & the
Hellenization of the Near East

79. The Great Library at Alexandria.
Egypt