Middle East Geography
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Middle East Geography
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Where is the Middle East?
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Geography Area where Africa, Asia
and Europe interconnect No natural boundaries Sometimes called “Near
East”
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Climate Hot and arid Winters are mild with little
rain Summers are long and hot Coastal areas have a
breeze
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Rivers in Middle East
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run parallel to each other
Flooding of the rivers allow for rich soil
Not as long as the Nile River
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Dead Sea
Lowest Point on Earth2,300’ below sea levelHighest Salt Content (33%)
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Mountains Taurus and Anti-Taurus in
Turkey surround large plateau with fertile soil
Zagros Mountains drier soil
Afghanistan highest mountains Hindu Kush Mountains
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Deserts
Sahara Desert stretches across northern Africa and continues as Arabian and Syrian Deserts then becomes South Iranian Desert
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Geography and CivilizationFertile Crescent-
between Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf, richest soil
Mesopotamia- Greek means “between the rivers”
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MesopotamiaFarming- flat, swampy
areaRivers flooded leaving
behind fertile mud- silt food- peopleChallenges- little rainfall,
rivers overflowLeaders formed
government/civilization
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Complete Middle East Map
Use pages 114-115 in Desk Atlas to complete the map
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Ancient Middle East
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Sumerian First civilizations in
Mesopotamia between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Sumeria built huts, raised cattle, farmed for food
Temples= ziggurats
First gather in large city-states
City-state political unit with own government
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Ancient History- The Sumerians
Developed first written language= cuneiform (5oo characters)
First people use the wheel/plow
Reservoirs store water Invented the library Polytheism worship of many
gods Conquered by Sargon
(Akkadians)
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Deciphering Cuneiform
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The Babylonian Empire Around 2000 BC tribe Amorites
settled in Babylon on Euphrates River
1792 BC Hammurabi became king of Babylon
Hammurabi warrior, ruler, administrator, trade
Hammurabi’s Code 282 code of laws (dealing with trade, theft, murder)
Written down for all to see
Everyone knew punishments
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Hittite War-like Indo-Euro tribe Asia Minor, now Turkey Success came from horse-
drawn war chariot powerful
held 3 soldiers (one drove, second fought, third defense)
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Hittite Used Sumerian cuneiform
and developed similar code to Hammurabi
Master ironworking techniques (Ornaments, tools, weapons)
Empire fell to Sea People
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Assyrians Northern Mesopotamia, near
Assur, along Tigris River Grew barley and raised cattle Lay along major trade routes,
tribes invaded Power was in military
warrior society
Chariots, foot soldiers AND cavalry
Siege Warfare
Feared for harsh treatment
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Assyrian Kings ruled through local
leaders local leaders collected taxes, enforced laws, raised troops for army
System of roads ( messengers, troops moving easier, trade)
Punished anyone who opposed them (way of keeping peace)
Library 20,000 cuneiform tablets (Epic of Gilgamesh)
Assyrian Empire weakened
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Chaldeans Most famous ruler
Nebuchanezzar II
Built numerous palaces and temples
Hanging Gardens thousands of trees and flowers grew on terraces and roofs
Calendar based on phases of moon- astronomy position of the stars
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Phoenicians Western end of Fertile
Crescent (Mediterranean Sea) Land not for farming turned
to trade (sailors) trees for timber
Purple dye from shellfish color fabric, costly
Glassblowing Formed Carthage- coast of
northern Africa One of the worlds first
alphabets (22 letters)