1. More Ancient Civilizations Hittites, Hebrews, Phoenecians Oh, My!

2. Hittites Indo-european Introduced Chariots and Iron Fought New Kingdom Egyptians and made peace treaty Spread Mesopotamian civilization westward

4. Hebrews Semetic Nomadic herders from mesopotamia Monotheistic religion –Became basis for western religion Settled in area known as Canaan Built small kingdom between great empires under kings David and Solomon

5. Kingdom of Israel and Phoenicia

6. Phoenicians Seafaring kingdom along Mediterranian coast Depended primarily on trade for a living Developed a phonetic alphabet Established colonies throughout Mediterranian –Biggest one was Carthage Spread civilzation throughout Mediterranian

8. Lydians Small kingdom in Asia minor Developed currancy Were conquered by Persians

9. Persians Indo-European nomads from modern day Iran Cyrus the Great united with Medes and conquered Babylon and founded empire Successors expanded empire from Mediterranian to India to Egypt Was divided into Satrapys Allowed conquered people to keep culture and religion Established Royal roads and mail service

10. Fought Greeks which led to the rise of Athens Religion was based on the teachings of Zoraster –Ahura-mazda (good)and Ahriman(evil) were god brothers who fought. –Concept of Armageddon

11. Persian empire at its peak in 6 th century BC