Connections: A World HistorySecond Edition

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Connections: A World History, Second EditionEdward H. Judge • John W. Langdon

Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 B.C.E.

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The Ziggurat of Ur.The Ziggurat of Ur.

Early West Asian and North African SocietiesEarly West Asian and North African Societies

Early Societies of West Asia and North Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 Africa, to 500 B.C.E.B.C.E.

• Early West Asian Societies• Early Northeast African Societies• West Asia and North Africa: The Phenician Co

nnection• The Israelites and Their God

Early West Asian SocietiesEarly West Asian Societies

Early West Asian SocietiesEarly West Asian Societies

A. Early Mesopotamia: The City-States of Sumer1. Emergence of towns and cities in

Mesopotamia2. Conflict and connections between

Sumerian city-states

FOUNDATION MAP 2.1 Complex Societies Emerge in FOUNDATION MAP 2.1 Complex Societies Emerge in West Asia and Northeast Africa by 3000 B.C.E.West Asia and Northeast Africa by 3000 B.C.E.

Early West Asian SocietiesEarly West Asian Societies

A. Early Mesopotamia: The City-States of Sumer3. Sumerian religion and worldview4. Gilgamesh5. Religion, culture, and politics6. Technology, innovation, and writing

King Sargon and a high official.King Sargon and a high official.

Early West Asian SocietiesEarly West Asian Societies

B. The Akkadian Conquest and the Spread of Sumerian Culture1. Cultural adaptation and dissemination

Cuneiform writing.Cuneiform writing.

MAP 2.2 Akkadian Empire Unites Mesopotamia in MAP 2.2 Akkadian Empire Unites Mesopotamia in 24th Century B.C.E.24th Century B.C.E.

Early West Asian SocietiesEarly West Asian Societies

C. Babylonian Society and Hammurabi’s Code1. Social regulation2. Law and gender3. Governmental reforms

Early West Asian SocietiesEarly West Asian Societies

D. Indo-European Migrations1. Domestication of horses2. Migration routes

Early West Asian SocietiesEarly West Asian Societies

E. The Hittite Connection1. The Hittites2. Hittite technology and innovations3. Hittite government and policies

MAP 2.3 Indo-European Migrations Connect MAP 2.3 Indo-European Migrations Connect Eurasian Societies, 3000–1000 B.C.E.Eurasian Societies, 3000–1000 B.C.E.

MAP 2.4 Hittite Connections and Conflicts, 1600–MAP 2.4 Hittite Connections and Conflicts, 1600–1200 B.C.E.1200 B.C.E.

Early West Asian SocietiesEarly West Asian Societies

F. Later Mesopotamia: Assyrian and Chaldeans1. The Assyrians2. Chaldean and Mede conquest

MAP 2.5 The Assyrian and Chaldean (New MAP 2.5 The Assyrian and Chaldean (New Babylonian) Empires, 9th Through 6th Centuries Babylonian) Empires, 9th Through 6th Centuries

B.C.E.B.C.E.

Assyrian army in battle.Assyrian army in battle.

Early Northeast African SocietiesEarly Northeast African Societies

MAP 2.6 African Environment and the Spread of MAP 2.6 African Environment and the Spread of Farming and Herding, Second Millennium B.C.E. Farming and Herding, Second Millennium B.C.E.

Through First Millennium C.E.Through First Millennium C.E.

Early Northeast African SocietiesEarly Northeast African Societies

A. Egyptian Culture and Society1. The Nile2. African connections3. Religion and worldview4. Writing and other innovations5. Egyptian society

Decorated wooden Decorated wooden “mummy” case “mummy” case

used for the used for the remains of an remains of an

ancient Egyptian ancient Egyptian woman.woman.

Early Northeast African SocietiesEarly Northeast African Societies

B. The Kingdoms of Egypt1. Periods in Egyptian history2. Early kingdoms and Hykos rule

MAP 2.7 Egyptian Kingdoms and Imperial MAP 2.7 Egyptian Kingdoms and Imperial Expansion, 2700–1075 B.C.E.Expansion, 2700–1075 B.C.E.

The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid.The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid.

Early Northeast African SocietiesEarly Northeast African Societies

B. The Kingdoms of Egypt3. The Egyptian empire

Statues of Ramses II at Abu Simbel.Statues of Ramses II at Abu Simbel.

Early Northeast African SocietiesEarly Northeast African Societies

C. Nubian Culture and the Kingdoms of Kush1. Egypt and Nubia

MAP 2.8 Egypt, Kush, and Meroë, Second and First MAP 2.8 Egypt, Kush, and Meroë, Second and First Millennia B.C.E.Millennia B.C.E.

Nubians bearing gifts.Nubians bearing gifts.

Early Northeast African SocietiesEarly Northeast African Societies

D. The Kingdom and Culture of Meroë1. Meroë in regional context

West Asia and North Africa: The West Asia and North Africa: The Phoenician ConnectionPhoenician Connection

West Asia and North Africa:West Asia and North Africa:The Phoenician ConnectionThe Phoenician Connection

A. The Phoenician Commercial Empire1. The Phoenicians and the Mediterranean

world2. The Phoenician alphabet3. Carthage

MAP 2.9 Phoenician and Carthaginian Colonies, MAP 2.9 Phoenician and Carthaginian Colonies, 12th Through 2nd Centuries B.C.E.12th Through 2nd Centuries B.C.E.

The Israelites and Their GodThe Israelites and Their God

The Israelites and Their GodThe Israelites and Their God

A. The Children of Israel1. The Bible2. The Israelites in Palestine

The Israelites and Their GodThe Israelites and Their God

B. The Kingdoms of Israel1. The formation of the kingdom2. Split into Judah and Israel3. Dispersion and exile

MAP 2.10 Israelites and Their Neighbors, 12th MAP 2.10 Israelites and Their Neighbors, 12th Through 8th Centuries B.C.E.Through 8th Centuries B.C.E.

The Israelites and Their GodThe Israelites and Their God

C. The God of Israel1. The God of the Jews2. Jewish monotheism

Key Dates and DevelopmentsKey Dates and DevelopmentsWest Asia/North AfricaWest Asia/North Africa