World History Name: _____________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellEarly Empires of the Mediterranean

Pastoral Nomads

Outside of Mesopotamia & Egypt lived Nomadic peoples who still depended

on hunting and gathering.

Most important were the ________________________________. They

domesticated and herded their own animals, but ______________________

throughout the year to places where there was more food.

Pastoral nomads carried goods and products _________________________

_________________________________, thereby helping the spread of

_________________ and _____________________________.

o Example: bronze and iron weapons, that were then used to strengthen other civilizations.

Hittite Empire Created their empire between 1600BC-1200BC.

Located in present day ___________________________.

They threatened the power and trading abilities of the _________________.

Known for being the _____________________________ to use

____________ for weapons. Unfortunately, ~1200BC the Hittites were

attacked by the “______________________________” and were destroyed.

World History Name: _____________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellEarly Empires of the MediterraneanThe Phoenicians

~1500BC – 539BC

Located to the __________ of the _________________________________.

o Very thin area of land that is present-day _______________________

After the downfall of the Hittites and Egyptians, the Phoenicians were

independent of restrictions and able to ___________ their ______________

empire.

Most important cities were on the coast - ______________, _____________,

and _________________.

They built great ships called ______________ and were famous international

traders.

Their most famous trading colony was at ____________________, which is on the

__________________________ coast.

o They dominated trade routes in the whole Mediterranean.

World History Name: _____________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellEarly Empires of the Mediterranean

Goods they produced for trade:

___________________________ _________________________

___________________________ _________________________

___________________________ _________________________

Greeks & Romans called them the “________________________________

____________________” since they had most of the powder and dye

required to make the color.

Glass

Lumber

Metals

Phoenician Language

Best known for their _________________________!!!!

Used 22 __________ to represent the __________________ of their speech.

o Put them together to spell the _______________ of the language.

Their alphabet eventually passed on to the

______________, and the Greek alphabet went on to the

________________.

o We still use the ___________________________

today!

World History Name: _____________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellEarly Empires of the MediterraneanThe Israelites

Lived south of the Phoenicians in what is present-day __________________

________________________.

Known for their religion - _______________________ - which will later

influence Christianity & Islam.

Their history and religious beliefs are records in the Hebrew Bible

(____________), which is called the “___________________________” by

Christians.

Because of drought they moved to Egypt, but were ____________________

due to their ____________________ of Egyptian religion. They remained

enslaved until they were led out of Egypt by ___________________.

o Then they wandered the desert for _________________ until

returning home.

After returning to their homeland the Jews made the Kingdom of Israel and

placed the city of ___________________ as the capital.

After the death of _________________________ the kingdom split in two,

and Jerusalem was eventually ______________________ in 586BC.

o The Jews were once again forced to move about the Middle East at

the mercy of powerful empires.

o Believed to be the descendants of a man named Abraham.

A Persian king (____________________) allowed the Jews to return to their

homeland and rebuild Jerusalem.

World History Name: _____________________________Teacher: Miss BunnellEarly Empires of the Mediterranean

The Israelites – Judaism

The world’s ________________________________________________.

o “Monotheistic” means (__________________________________)

The name in Hebrew is ___________________________.

Sacred Texts

o ___________________________________________________

o _________________________________________ are found in the

books of __________________ & ____________________________

Beliefs:

o There is only one God.

o God is always ____________ and always ____________

o It is your responsibility to have a ____________________________

with God and live a proper and appropriate life.

o The Ten Commandments are a _______________________________

between humans and God.

Impact:o The Ten Commandments are the basis for most __________________

o Influenced Christianity and Islam.

“Yahweh” written in Hebrew