The Sea Faring Phoenicians

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The Sea Faring Phoenicians
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Who Were The Phoenicians?

• Phoenicians were people from the area of Phoencia
• Phoenicia located in the Fertile Crescent
• Area is now known as Lebanon
• Located along the Mediterranean Sea near the
  Jordan R.
• Very close to the area of Palestine
• Never became a nation only rich city-states
• Phoenicians best known for their sailing and
  shipbuilding skills

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Trading Posts of the Phoenicians

• Phoenicians became famous for their sea trading
• Barely traded on land at all
• Created rich city-states along the coast
• 3 main cities Tyre, Sidon and Byblos
• Cities were located 30 mi away one days sailing
  trip
• Would sail from city to city for trading purposes
• Increases trade by rivers and seas by doing this
• Traded many different products by sea
• Wine, weapons, precious metals, ivory and slaves

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Major Phoenician Achievements

• Purple dye (murex)- used for clothing, very
  luxurious
• Made from collecting snails and allowing them to
  die
• Each snail 1-2 drops of purple dye
• Ships and Sailing- incredible ship builders
• The Alphabet created the Phoenician alphabet
• Needed a way to record transactions
• 1st alphabet to use symbols to represent sounds
• Made it easier for people to learn languages
• Greeks would later adopt alphabet and change it

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The Origins of JudaismThe Hebrews
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Who Were the Hebrews?

• Hebrews- people that lived in the area of
  Palestine
• Shared the area with the Phoenicians
• The Hebrews lived in an area known as Canaan
• Area was a crossroads of trade for the entire
  world
• Canaan was believed to be promised to Jews by God

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Judaism 1st Monotheistic Religion

• Monotheistic- belief in only one God
• First time in history people believe in only one
  single God
• Religion starts nearly 4000 years ago
• The history we have comes from the Torah-
  religious book of Judaism
• Told stories of history as well as laws of
  religion
• Ten Commandments will also be used as laws of the
  religion

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How Did It All Start?

• Around 2000 BCE, God (known as Yahweh) chose
  Abraham to be the father of the Jews
• Abraham lived in Ur, but left when he heard Gods
  voice and traveled to Canaan
• Families traveled for years, to Canaan, Egypt and
  other locations
• Trips were part of a covenant
• Covenant- promise between God and followers
• People promised to be faithful, God promised
  protection of his people

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The Hebrews and Egypt

• Hebrews migrate to Egypt due to drought
• At first theyre honored, then theyre enslaved
• Pharaoh becomes scared of the number of Jews in
  Egypt
• Calls for the death of all male babies
• One mother hid her child along the Nile
• Baby was found by Egyptian princess and cared
  for raised in luxury
• This baby was Moses

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Who Was Moses?

• Moses would lead his people from captivity in
  Egypt
• Known as the Exodus
• Exodus takes Moses and Jews across the Red Sea to
  Mt. Sinai
• Here Moses get 10 Commandments
• Believed this created a new covenant

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What About After Moses?

• Jews wander the desert for 40 years
• Moses dies they return to Canaan
• After retaking land they split it between 12
  judges to be ruled (like cities)
• 1000 BC- Kingdom of Israel is formed
• Philistines attacked lands, defeated all but
  Judahs land (where we get Judaism)
• 3 Kings lead Jews against Philistines
• Saul, David, and Solomon
• King David will defeat Philistine Goliath

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The Kingdom of Israel

• Philistines are defeated, kings build a new
  empire
• Jerusalem is built as the capital by David
• Solomon beautifies Jerusalem with a temple (known
  as Solomon's Temple)
• Assyrians would take over the area, but the Jews
  would still be there
• Neo-Babylonians came in and destroyed everything,
  including Solomons Temple
• Jews put into captivity- called the Exile

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Solomons TempleBefore After the Babylonians