1. Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 B.C.E.
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Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 B.C.E.
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2. 1. Early West Asian Societies
A. Early Mesopotamia: The City-States of Sumer
1. Emergence of towns and cities in Mesopotamia
2. Conflict and connections between Sumerian city-states
3. Sumerian religion and worldview
4. Gilgamesh
5. Religion, culture, and politics
6. Technology, innovation, and writing
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3. 1. Early West Asian Societies (cont’d)
B. The Akkadian Conquest and the Spread of Sumerian Culture
1. Cultural adaptation and dissemination
C. Babylonian Society and Hammurabi’s Code
1. Social regulation 2. Law and gender
3. Governmental reforms
D. Indo-European Migrations
1. Domestication of horses
2. Migration routes
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4. 1. Early West Asian Societies (cont’d)
E. The Hittite Connection
1. The Hittites
2. Hittite technology and innovations
3. Hittite government and policies
F. Later Mesopotamia: Assyrian and Chaldeans
1. The Assyrians
2. Chaldean and Mede conquest
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5. 2. Early Northeast African Societies
A. Egyptian Culture and Society
1. The Nile
2. African connections
3. Religion and worldview
4. Writing and other innovations
5. Egyptian society
B. The Kingdoms of Egypt
1. Periods in Egyptian history
2. Early kingdoms and Hykos rule
3. The Egyptian empire
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6. 2. Early Northeast African Societies (cont’d)
C. Nubian Culture and the Kingdoms of Kush
1. Egypt and Nubia
D. The Kingdom and Culture of Meroë
1. Meroë in regional context
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7. 3. West Asia and North Africa: The Phoenician Connection
A. The Phoenician Commercial Empire
1. The Phoenicians and the Mediterranean world
2. The Phoenician alphabet
3. Carthage
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8. 4. The Israelites and Their God
A. The Children of Israel
1. The Bible
2. The Israelites in Palestine
B. The Kingdoms of Israel
1. The formation of the kingdom
2. Split into Judah and Israel
3. Dispersion and exile
C. The God of Israel
1. The God of the Jews
2. Jewish monotheism
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The Ziggurat Of Ur
Early West Asian and North African societies produced impressive monuments, such as this massive “ziggurat” temple in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, amply attesting to the power of their rulers and religions (page 27).

10. King Sargon and a High Official.
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King Sargon and a High Official.

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Cuneiform writing.

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16. An Assyrian warrior on horseback.
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An Assyrian warrior on horseback.

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18. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

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Decorated wooden “mummy” case used for the remains of an ancient Egyptian woman.

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The Great Pyramid.

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

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Nubians bearing gifts.

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27. A recreation of the ancient walled city of Jerusalem.
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A recreation of the ancient walled city of Jerusalem.

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