Mediterranean Kingdoms Chapter 5

Mediterranean Kingdoms Chapter 5

The Phoenicians

• They were sailors and traders

• They used the stars to navigate

• Carthage one of the largest Phoenicians cities

• They invented an alphabet

• Phoenicians invented a purple dye

Ancient Israelites

• Believed in one god (Yahweh)

• Moses led them out of Egypt

• Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai

• Abraham was the father of the Israelites

• Jerusalem was the capital city

The Promised Land

• Canaan was called the Promised Land

• Continuous fighting between Israelites and the Philistines

• Jerusalem became a mighty city under King Solomon

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Israel and Judah

• Kingdom split after Solomon's death

• Northern kingdom called Israel

• Southern kingdom called Judah

• Egyptians, the Hittites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and Persians all fought for control of Jerusalem

• 2,500 years since the Babylonians destroyed the temple still fighting in Jerusalem

Babylonians

• Babylon capital stood on the banks of the Euphrates River

• Hammurabi was a great king

• Hammurabi created a systems of laws. Code of Hammurabi

• Harsh punishment for breaking the law. "eye for an eye"

• Code of Hammurabi can be seen at the Louvre museum in Paris

Hittites

• Hittites had a sceret weapon

• Only kingdom to use iron weapons

• Hittites and Egyptians sign treaty to keep the peace

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The Assyrians

• They were another warrior nation

• Best trained army in the ancient world

• Assyrian kings were harsh rulers

Assyrian Army

• Assyrian civilization was a military one

• Build machines called siege engines to beat down city walls and gates

• Captured people became slaves

Assyrian Developments

• Built fine buildings and statues

• Built machines to lift water from the Tigris River into canals

• Among the first to have a library

Multiple Choice

The Phoenicians were mostly

• Hunters

• Craftsmen

• Farmers

• Sailors and traders

Multiple Select

TRUE or FALSE

The Phoenicians paid soldiers from other lands to protect them

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Phoenicians used the stars to

• Navigate

• Trade

• Soil conservation

• See better

Multiple Choice

What color was the dye the Phoenicians invented?

• Red

• White

• Blue

• Purple

Multiple Choice

The ancient Israelites believed in one god called

• Hammurabi

• Muhammad

• Yahweh

• Moses

Multiple Choice

Who build the temple in Jerusalem?

• Solomon

• David

• Moses

• Goliath

Multiple Select

TRUE or FALSE

Abraham was the father of the Israelites

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Hammurabi created a system of laws called

• Mayflower Compact

• The Bill of Rights

• Code of Hammurabi

• Uniform Code of Military Justice

Multiple Choice

What was the Hittites secret?

• Herding animals

• Make iron

• Making a dye

• Invented the internet

Multiple Select

TRUE or FALSE

The Israelites called Canaan the "Promised Area"

• True

• False