Indo-European languages

English month mother new night nose three

Welsh mis mam newydd nos trwyn tri Gaelic mí máthair nua oíche srón trí French mois mère nouveau nuit nez trois

Spanish mes madre nuevo noche nariz tres

Portuguese mês mãe novo noite nariz três

Italian mese madre nuovo notte naso tre

Latin mensis mater novus nox nasus tres

German Monat Mutter neu Nacht Nase drei Dutch maand moeder nieuw nacht neus drie

Icelandic mánudur módir nýr nótt nef brír Swedish månad moder ny natt näsa tre

Polish miesi?c matka nowy noc nos trzy

Czech měśc matka nový noc nos tři Romanian lun? mam? nou noapte nas trei Albanian muaj nënë iri natë hundë tre,tri Greek men meter neos nux rhïs treis

Russian mesyats mat novy noch nos tri Lithuanian menuo motina naujas naktis nosis trys

Armenian amis mayr nor kisher kit yerek

Persian mãh mãdar nau shab bini se

Sanskrit mãs matar nava nakt nãs trayas The Encarta® 2000 New World Almanac © Copyright 1998, Helicon Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

HattusasHittite WarriorsHittite Warriors

The King's Gate at HattusasThe King's Gate at Hattusas

Abraham or Abram, biblical patriarch, according to the Book of Genesis (11:27-25:10), progenitor of the Hebrews, who lived probably in the period between 2000 and 1500 BC. Muslims regarded Abraham, who they call Ibrahim, as an ancestor of the Arabs through his son Ishmael.

According to tradition, Abraham was born in the city of Ur, where he married his half sister, Sarah. God promised to make Abraham a great nation, promised him a son by Sarah, and confirmed these promises by a covenant. Abraham attempted to save the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah from destruction by God. Isaac was born to Sarah in Abraham's 100th year.

God demanded that Abraham sacrifice Isaac as a test of faith, but because of Abraham's unquestioning compliance, God spared Isaac's life. Abraham died at the biblical age of 175 and was buried beside Sarah in the Cave of Machpelah, in what is now Hebron, West Bank.

Moses, c.a. 1250 B.C.

Invasion of the “Sea Peoples” around 1200 B.C.Invasion of the “Sea Peoples” around 1200 B.C.

Egyptian Drawings of Two Different Tribes of Sea People

The days of Egyptian empire were ended, and the New Kingdom expired with the end of the twentieth dynasty in 1085 B.C. For the next thousand years, despite periodic revivals of strength, Egypt was dominated by Libyans, Nubians, Persians, and Macedonians.

PhilistinesPhilistines•Monopoly of iron technology

•Warrior aristocracies under weak kings, in which the people at large seem to have had some say in important governmental decision-making processes.

•David and Goliath

King Saul (c.a. 1020-1000 B.C.

David and Goliath King David

King Solomon the Wise, the builder of the Temple (c.a. 971-931)

PhoeniciansPhoenicians

Jehu, King of Israel, is forced to pay Jehu, King of Israel, is forced to pay tributetribute

The Babylonian Captivity:  Jews in Exile

Persia (Persia (cc. 560-330 B.C.). 560-330 B.C.)

Cyrus (559-530 B.C.)

Aerial photo of SusaAerial photo of Susa

Chair of Darius, King of Persia

Persepolis, the dynastic capital Persepolis, the dynastic capital built by Darius Ibuilt by Darius I

Persepolis

Ahura Mazda

ZoroasterZoroaster