Cradle of
Civilization
MENA is very
important
historically.
ANCIENT EGYPT
A View of Egypt by Satellite
An Egyptian Woman’s “MustHaves”
Mirror
Perfume
Wigs
Some Famous Egyptian
Pharaohs
Tutankhamon
1336-1327 B. C. E.
New Kingdom >>> died
young, found intact
Thutmose III
1504-1450 B. C. E.
New
Kingdom>>>expan
ds empire into
Mesopotamia
Ramses II
1279-1212 B. C. E.
New Kingdom >>>
brings peace after
expansion
Preparation for
the Afterlife
Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara
Giza Pyramid Complex
King Tutankhamon’s Death
Mask
1336-1327 B. C.
E.
Treasures From Tut’s Tomb
The Valley of the Queens
1473-1458 B. C.
E.
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Abu Simbel:
Monument to Ramses II
1279-1213 B. C.
E.
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA
Solving Problems Through
Organization
 Irrigation
ditches: carried river water to their
fields and allowed them to produce a surplus of
crops.
 For defense, they built city walls with mud bricks.
 Traded their grain, cloth, and crafted tools with the
peoples of the mountains and the desert. In
exchange, they received raw materials such as
stone, wood, and metal.
The Ancient Fertile Crescent
Area
The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”
Sumerians at Sumer
 First
groups of people to form a civilization
 5 key characteristics set Sumer apart
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
 All
advanced cities,
specialized workers,
complex institutions,
record keeping, and
improved technology
CIVILIZATION!
later peoples in this region built upon the
innovations of Sumerian civilization (Babylonians,
Assyrians, Akkiadians…)
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Cuneiform: “Wedge-Shaped” Writing
Hammurabi’s Code:
st
1
code of law!!!
ANCIENT PERSIA
Two of Persia’s best known culture
markers are the Royal
and also Persepolis
Road
Ancient Persepolis
Persepolis
Persian Archers & Soldiers
PALMYRA
 Located
 Cultural
in Syria. Dates to 2000 BCE
city historically used by Greeks, Romans, and Persians.
All of it destroyed by ISIS
Videos about archeological destruction.
 ISIS
posts videos about destruction:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/09/world/iraq-isis-heritage/
CBS Sunday Morning video 2 minutes on ISIS and why it
destroys the past: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/passagethe-destruction-of-history/
Archaeologists in Syria try to save artifacts from ISIS: 4
minutes http://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-palmyra-syriaunesco-world-heritage-site/
Why they destroyed Palmyra (actually call it a crossroads in the
video and that what is so cool about it is that it has some
Assyrian, Greek, Roman, and Persian influence and they talk
about how they wanted to “take it from the tourists and from
history to erase anything that predates Islam”) 4
minutes http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/isis-destroyshistoric-ruins-in-palmyra-syria/
60 Minutes video about ISIS and the Coptic Christians in
Egypt. This is the one that shows the priest crying and talking
about how they destroy the Bible, etc. It is 13 minutes
long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp5fTJafTTo
HBO Vice: Egyptian
Tomb Raiders