HIST 1001 Chapter : OTHER NEAR EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS 8
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Other near eastern civilizations 8/27/2012: 3000-2000 bc sumeria and egypt existed; Fertile crescent connects sumeria to the nile by way of the mediterranean coast; area where crops will flourish and grow: bronze age (1700-1200 bc)-bronze is invented by blending copper and tin. Remember, history mainly through inference making mountains out of mole hills . Struggle between semitic god concept versus local god concept: assyrians, most prominent of semitic peoples, eventually will rule a lot of empires (multiple, hyksos, conquered egypt, essentially moved in during the middle kingdom and the new kingdom. First age of empires (1500-1200 bc: four great empires emerge, hittite (indoeuropean, egypt (new kingdom) , mitanni (indoeuropean) , first assyrian (semites) Competition to control the mediterranean coast: fought wars continuously throughout this age, nobody ever won . Taking with them writing/creating postal service/creating contacts/creation art (showing off by building palaces/temples) In this period, war helped to spread civilization over a fairly wide area.
