1. River Valley Civilizations Paul Lasswell Liz Merkhopfer

2. HITTITES

3. The ancient Hittite city of Hattusha, in Turkey.

4. Hittite Territory at the height of their Empire.

5. The Hittite’s Three Man Chariot. Two archers and a driver in each chariot made this a fearsome offensive weapon.

6. ASSYRIANS

7. A stone carving of the Assyrians conquering an Egyptian town in their war on Egypt.

8. A drawing of the Assyrian capitol of Nineveh.

9. Nineveh under siege by the Babylonians and Medes.

10. The ruins of Nineveh.

11. The Masqah (Maas-KAH) Gate of Nineveh.

12. A mythological beast called a Lammasu, from the gates of Nineveh.

13. HEBREWS

14. Modern Jerusalem. Walls of the old city indicated by red arrow.

15. A diagram of the ancient temple of Solomon.

16. A map of the traditional route of the ‘Exodus’ from Egypt.

17. The Exodus. Really.

18. PHOENICIANS

19. The Ruins of Ancient Tyre, a Phoenician trading port.

20. The Phoenician alphabet.

21. A Phoenician-style vessel.

22. The Phoenician empire. Obviously, very coastal and thus based on trade and maritime pursuits.

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