1. Middle East History

2. Fertile crescent
Nile River
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

3. Sumerians First civilization Cruciform- first writing First religion
The wheel
Farming techniques and irrigation

4. Sumerians
Ziggurats

5. Phoenicians
Sea faring people
Early version of alphabet

6. Egyptians 365 day calendar Hieroglyphs Nile river for Irrigation
Chariot Warfare

9. Hittites
Created Iron

10. Persian Empire
Massive empire
Great engineering
Immortals

11. Persian Empire
Qantas

12. Rise of Islam Prophet Muhammad Medina, Mecca Holy Sites
Through conquest take middle east

13. Umayyad and Abbasids
Spread Islam Empire
North Africa and Middle East

14. Crusades Christians vs. Muslims Fight for Holy Land
Saladin Takes Jerusalem from Christians

17. Ottomans Conquer most of middle east Last for 600 years Janissaries
Sultans