1. 1/12/12 BR: The Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Persian Empires were located in _____, the land between the two rivers. (Tigris and Euphrates) Today: Connecting the Dots – Going from Old (Bronze and Iron Age) Civilizations

2. BC (BCE) to AD (CE) 3000BC2012 AD Numbers go down Numbers go up! Years in BC count down until the year 1 BC. The date went from December 31, 1 BC to January 1, 1AD. There was no year “0”! Thus, If I were born in 43 BC in what year would I celebrate my 50 th birthday? 1BC1AD

4. So What’s been going on? Mesopotamia Egypt Indus China Mesopotamia Egypt Indus China

5. MESOPOTAMIA Mesopotamia – Civilization begin here (3000 BC) then goes through:Sumerian, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians.

6. The Assyrians conquered much of the ancient middle east including Egypt (824-671 BC) Assyrian Empire

7. Persians Conquer Mesopotamia, Egypt, Asian Minor, and Part of Greece