NEW CENTERS OF CIVILIZATION
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Directions: read pages 46-51 in your textbook as a group. Be sure to answer all questions which follow.
The Role of Nomadic
Peoples
Who were the Pastoral Nomads? What did they do?
How did people in settled societies view nomads? Why?
What did the nomads often pass on to other peoples?
What happened when over population and drought occurred?
Who are the Indo-Europeans? Where did they originate from? Where did they migrate to?
Who are the Hittites? What made them so powerful? How did they fall?
What was so significant about the Hittites and Egyptian civilizations collapsing?
Geography Skills
Using the map on page 47 which nomadic peoples moved to Anatolia?
How did the Hittites serve as a cultural hearth?
The Phoenicians
Who were the Phoenicians? Where did they live? What were their chief cities? What did
they trade?
How did the location of the Phoenicians influence growth of their civilization?
What is meant by a “trade empire”? Where did they reach?
What are the Phoenicians best known for?
How would and alphabet make writing more efficient?
History and Arts: The
Phoenicians
Why is the Phoenician Alphabet important to our society?
Why would there have been ancient bilingual documents and markers?
The Israelites
Who were the Israelites? What impact did their beliefs have on later peoples?
Where were the Israelites religious ideas written down?
Who is King David? What achievements did he have?
Explain the story associated with King Solomon?
What were the two kingdoms created by the Israelites?
What happened to both groups? Explain the Diaspora.
What did the Persians do for the Israelites?
What does it mean to be Monotheistic?
Explain the Jewish faith. What do they believe?
What was the main difference between Judaism and other religions of the time?
Connecting to the United
States: The Ten
Commandments
Why would some people think that posting the Ten commandments in a courthouse shows
bias?
How do the Ten Commandments relate to the laws in the United States?
Reflection: What did you find most interesting and why?