Middle East History
Fertile crescent Nile River Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Sumerians First civilization Cruciform- first writing First religion The wheel Farming techniques and irrigation
Sumerians Ziggurats
Phoenicians Sea faring people Early version of alphabet
Egyptians 365 day calendar Hieroglyphs Nile river for Irrigation Chariot Warfare
Hittites Created Iron
Persian Empire Massive empire Great engineering Immortals
Persian Empire Qantas
Rise of Islam Prophet Muhammad Medina, Mecca Holy Sites Through conquest take middle east
Umayyad and Abbasids Spread Islam Empire North Africa and Middle East
Crusades Christians vs. Muslims Fight for Holy Land Saladin Takes Jerusalem from Christians
Ottomans Conquer most of middle east Last for 600 years Janissaries Sultans