Phoenicians- a major element of the the ancient population of Syria-Palestine, referred to themselves as Can’ani, during a period of violent upheaval and mass migrations many Canaanite cities were destroyed, by 1100 B.C.E. their territory had shrunk to a narrow strip of present day Lebanon, where new political forms were adopted and new forms of commerce and manufacture were necessary for survival. Territory was split up into city states; Byblos Berytus, Sidon, and Tyre, thriving trade in raw materials and luxury goods brought considerable wealth and gave them an important role in international politics, developed an earlier Canaanite model into an “alphabetic” system with around two dozen symbols which represented a sound, very few records …show more content…
During the ninth and seventh centuries B.C.E. the Phoenician city-states contended with Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians and later the Persian Empire, after 900 B.C.E. Tyre turned its attention westward and established colonies on Cyprus, and merchants were mentioned in Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey around 700 B.C.E., more settlements formed a Phoenician triangle which controlled passage between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean and the islands of Sicily and Malta off the coast of Italy, Tyre remained in power until 701 B.C.E. when it fell to the Assyrians, allowing Sidon to become the leading Phoenician city. Often conflict between them and the Greeks, both fought for control of Sicily in savage wars, By third century the Phoenicians controlled most of Sicily …show more content…
Large amounts of land gave them more access to raw materials which made it easier for them to trade. Their way of ruling indirectly, allowed them to remain in power, without large tolls on resources and people. They also developed an alphabet with symbols that stood for sounds, which made it an easier system to use. Phoenicians were a huge political entity in the Middle East for a long time; they dealt with Greeks, Israelites and Assyrians and shpaed history in their losses and victories.
King Hiram- King of Phoenician city-state, responsible for Tyre’s rise to prominence, came to power in 969 B.C.E., according to the Bible he formed a close alliance with Israelite King Solomon with a valuable trade agreement, in the 800s B.C.E. Tyre took control of Sidon and monopolized Mediterranean coastal trade (87)
Significance- King Hiram, is given credit for Tyre’s rise power which was critical to involvements with King Solomon and Israel. He took control of trade on the coast of the Mediterranean which greatly influenced not only his own colony but everyone who was trading
Mesopotamian Civilizations contributed massively to the development for future civilizations. To begin, the Sumerians created the first written language. Cuneiform was the writing system to keep track of business dealings when it comes to trading with the people who lived in lands that were thousands of miles away. Cuneiform also kept records and allowed new ideas to be passed from generation to generation (Doc 1). Cuneiform is developed from pictographs that were sideways and used
One example is Thutmose III. During his rule he made Egypt larger and more powerful. Thutmose III was able to expand Egypt's territories, while never losing a battle. His great military success was shown when he captured a total of 350 cities. As a result of this he was viewed as a military genius. Lastly, he built monuments and temples with the riches he collected on his military excursions. Due to his expansion, and wealth he is considered one of the most significant pharaohs of the New Kingdom time.
Attalus, king of Pergamum, Pleuratus, king of the Thracians and Scerdilaedus,
Now I will tell you their achievements.Their society had social classes,Just like ours,for example:King/Ruler or pharaoh.They also had slave but slaves had certain rights Another example:They Could inherit land from their Masters.They also had a crop called papyrus which was used for many things like paper a material that was used to write on.They say it’s
During the siege of Tyre, Darius offered he would reward Alexander with 10,000 talents and all his territory on the west side of the Euphrates river for his family. Alexander never accepted it. He attacks Tyre in 332, many are killed and many women and children are put into slavery. The conquering of Tyre was one of his greatest accomplishments. He continued going south through Jerusalem to Gaza. At Gaza he got to the walls, and rolled over them into Egypt after a few unsuccessful attempts. Without opposition, Egypt fell and the Egyptians praised Alexander as their deliverer from Persian supremacy. Mazaces, the Persian satrap, intelligently surrendered. Later on, he founded the city of Alexandria close to western side of the Nile Delta and Lake Mareotis. Alexander also commanded a group to find out the causes of the flooding of the Nile. He was an influential part in the promotion of Greek Culture in
In ancient civilizations, the rulers were the backbone that tried to hold everything together. The rulers had to make laws, lead the citizens, and maintain order. There are many other things they had to do, but those are just three of the main ones. In most civilizations these rulers were called kings, but in Ancient Egypt the kings, or rulers, were also called pharaohs. One of these pharaohs was a boy that went by the name of King Tutankhamun, or King Tut for short. This young king is perhaps one of the best known pharaohs of this time period. In order to find out why King Tutankhamun is so well known we can look at his early life, his time in power, and his death.
and how doctors know what they know? Have you asked yourself where medicine all started? Never thought about it much since being out of high school. In modern times we have science based medicine. But this is the current mode of treating illnesses. In many ways ancient medicine and techniques have been used ever since the ancient times. There are many religions that brought forth the same procedures and would attribute illnesses to witchcraft, demons, celestial influence, or the will of the gods. The history has been traced by particular treatments in Ladakh, India which has a Tibetan Buddhist culture and religion and the Greek religious god Asclepius who was the Divine Healer or miracle working physician;
Alexander the Great was a master at siege warfare which preceded him to triumph in the Battle of Tyre in 332 BC. As Alexander the Great was heading to Egypt, he conquered many places along the Eastern Mediterranean. One of the places was the Island of Tyre on the eastern coast of Lebanon. This Island
Ancient civilizations have had profound effects of what we know as the modern world today. The primary purpose for anything that lives is to survive. Throughout history animals, plants and humans have adapted to their surroundings. All living things have changed throughout time. The thing that differs humans from rest is, humans are more cognitively advanced. Over the course of time the shape and size of the human skull has changed. The size of the human brain has increased, which has allowed humans to adapt more to their surroundings. To survive, humans were making tools for hunting and to cut with. The closer you lived to the equator the darker your skin may have been, so you could adapt to the intensity of the sun’s rays. If you lived further
King David, a member of the tribe of Judah was chosen by God to lead his people. As everyone knows, he proved by his wise choices to be a very effective leader. As a great military strategist David united the tribes and extended the national boundaries so that in his time Israel enjoyed a greater fraction of
I attended Company at the Louis Armstrong theatre on Grand Valley State University’s Campus on Saturday, February 7th, 2015.
The previous evidences of settled human progress depict colonial occupation in Pre-Roman times in Andalusia. Then, in the early twelfth century, the Phoenician domain establishe states along the coast to support exchange of goods for trade. The settlement formed by the Phoenicians was called Tartessos, which later turn into a great political strength in the district.
The book of 1 Samuel, a part of the Old Testament, sparks the dawn of the United Kingdom of Israel by telling of its first king, Saul. Samuel is one of the first talked about pre-literary prophets in the bible perhaps because he anointed the first king of the United Kingdom. He is a prophet by definition because he possessed the ability to converse with the almighty Yahweh. Samuel and Saul are key players to the rise of the kingdom but Saul runs into trouble and disobeys God, which leads him to his own inevitable demise.
The story of Yasmin highlights various instances of prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping. A good example of prejudice is observed in a bus incident Yasmin witnessed. Prejudice is the negative emotions and responses people have towards members of certain social group. It can stem from a stereotype belief people holds toward that social group. The bus incident was a case of prejudice and not stereotyping because the couple accusing the woman of carrying a bomb actually had negative feelings towards the woman simply because she was a Muslim. Their emotional reaction signified that they did not simply hold a negative belief towards the Muslim women but they actually feared and resented them. Their fear blinded them to the fact that the woman
Very few civilizations have had as profound an influence on the world as those of ancient Greece. The Greeks laid the foundations for fields varying from philosophy to political theory to war tactics. However, this influence was not just due to their intelligence or success, but their widespread presence in the Mediterranean. Greek culture was spread throughout their known world in two distinct manners, the foundation of apoikia in the Archaic Age (8th century to 500 B.C. ) and imperialists by poleis, primarily Athens of the Classical Age (490 - 323 B.C ). Though the culture of a mother city (mētropolis) may have spread through two very different manners of “colonization.” The word is not used in the literal sense, but rather hereafter used to mean “spreading of culture”, as the former can hardly be described using the contemporary definition of colonization and the latter was through Athenian empire-building. These developments had a significant impact on ancient Greece and our modern perception thereof. Like most of the ancient world, we can best analyze these methods of colonialism through extant artifacts. I will analyze an inscription of the foundation oath of Cyrene, which recounts the decision and manner in which the island of Thera sent its citizens to the form a new polis, and the fragments of the Lapis Primus, a marble monolith that documented tributes to Athens when the city was at the peak of its imperial age, evidencing the magnitude of their power and influence in the Greek region.