Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East

Bronze Age (3300-1200 BCE)

Kingdom of Egypt Started about 3000 BC

Body of water: Nile River, Mediterranean Sea

What does BC mean?

How long ago was this?

Kingdom of Egypt

What land did it control?

Current day Egypt and Israel, Lebanon

Kingdom of Egypt

What advancements were made?

MathArchitecturePaper (papyrus)Written language - Hieroglyphics

Hittite Empire

Started about 2000 BC

Body of water nearby: Mediterranean Sea

Hittite Empire

What land did it control?

Current day: Turkey and Syria

Hittite Empire

What Advancements were made?

Written language- CuneiformDiscovered use of Iron

Kingdom of Israel

Started about 2000 BC

Body of water nearby: Mediterranean Sea, Jordan River, Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), Red Sea

Kingdom of Israel

What land did it control?

Current day: Israel, Syria and Jordan

Kingdom of Israel What Advancements were made

AlphabetPapermakingGlassmakingMerchants- trading ideas (Cultural

Diffusion)

Assyrian Empire

Started about 1000 BC

Body of water nearby: Mediterranean Sea, Jordan River, Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), Red Sea

Assyrian Empire

What land did it control?

Current day: Israel, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and parts of Egypt.

Assyrian Empire

What Advancements were made

keys and locksplumbing and flush toiletspaved roadscentral government