MIDEAST 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ubeidiya, Olive Oil, World War I
22 Oct 2018
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9/20 from pre-history to the dawn of history: the chronological framework, bce. Split into pre-history and history: history begins with the written word, humans existed in pre-history but we don"t know a ton about it. 1200 bce is when history began in palestine: 1200 and on is the iron age, history starts beginning about 3200-2000 bce, there isn"t any consistent written sources until 1200. 323 bce: alexander the great transforms the middle east, ends in 640 ce with the rise of islam, graeco-roman period. 641 ce is the islamic period: ends in wwi, 1917, pre-history, homo erectus. Pushed out of africa by stronger creatures: leads through the syrian-african rift, ubeidiya, one of the earliest discoveries and settlements, right by lake galilee, human development in pre-historic times. Agriculture is huge: 10,500 bce started farming. Power through technology and tools: defense and attack through weapons, development of cities, empires, and states (in that vague order, pottery.
