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=﻿ ﻿ __outline 2.3__ = = ﻿**I. the role of nomadic peoples** = = **A. Pastoral nomads (most Important)** = = **1. overran settled communities and created their own empire** = = **2.** __domesticated animals for both food and clothing__ = = 3. moved along migratory routes to provide steady sources of nourishment for their animals = = 4. made long-distant trades by carring products btw. civilized centers = = 5. often passed on new technology developments, such as the use of bronze and iron = = B. Indo-European- refers to a particular group of people who used language dervised from a single parent tongue = = 1. their languages included: greek, latin, persian, sanskrit, and the germanic languages = = 2. began to move in Europe, India, and werstern Asia = = C. Hitties- created their empire in western Asia to threaten the Egyptains = = 1.the first of the Indo-europeans to make use of iron. = = a. enabled them to use weapons that were stronger and cheaper to maker because of the widespread of iron ore = = D. "sea people"- destroyed and weakened the hitties kingdom in 1200 B.C. = = 1. allowed a number of small kingdoms and ciy-states to emerge, espiecally in the area of syria and = = II. The Phoenicians- lived in the area of Palestine along the mediterranean coast on a narrow band of 120 miles long = = A. __The Phoenicians__ help ed the hitties and the eyptains expand their trade on their basic's of properity = = 1. produced a number of goods for foreign markets ( including: purple dye, glass, and lumber from te cedar forests of lebanon) = = 2. improved their ships = = 3. became great international sea traders = = 4.created a trade empire = = 5. set up a number of colonies in the western meditweeanean = = 6. best known for their use of the alphabet that was based on the english = = 7. spoke semitic languages which simplified of 22 different signs to represent the sounds of their speech = = III. The "children of Israel" = = A. Israelites- minor factor in the politics of their religion- known as Judaism = = 1. influenced the religions of christianity and Islam = = 2. eventually recored in written form on the hebrew bible( parts of the old testament) = = 3. migrated from mesopotamia to palestine = = 4. followed a lifestyle based on glazing flocks and herds rather than on farming = = 5. migrated to eypt because of a drought, until moses led them out = = 6. organized into tribes, who established a united kingdom known as Israel = = B. King Solomon- ruled the Israelites from abt. 970 to 930 B.C. and took over palestine and made Jersalem the capital of Isreal = = 1. best known for building a temple in the city of jerusalem = = and his widom = = 2. made Israel at the top of its power = = 3. ordered his servent to cut a child in half = = 4. death = = C. Fight btw. north and southern tribes led to the seperation of Israel & Judah Kingdoms = = D. Assyrians overran Israel in 722 B.C. = = E. Israelites - known as the "ten lost tribes" merged with neighboring peoples and gradually lost their idenity = = F. The Chaldeans deafeted Assyria, conquered Judah, and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C. = = H. The Persians destroyed the chaldean kingdom, and forced Juda to rebuild Jersulem = = I. Jewish beliefs believe that there is only but one god-**__yahweh__ (creator of the world and everything around it)** = = **J. Jews were Monotheistic- having one god** = = **K. 3 most important aspects of Jewish religion** = = **1. covenant- which was a contact made by god to the jews beliefs abt. moses leading his people out of bondage into the promise land during the exodus from egypt** = = **2. law-composed of the ten commandments(law of god)** = = **3. prophets-(religious teachers) was believed by jews that they were sent by god to serve as his voice to his people** = = **L. The golden age of Prophecy began in the mid- 18th century** = = **M. Hebrew tradition of Jewish Profits couldn't claim they along knew the will of god, since it was not writen down** = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ﻿ = = ﻿ =