HIST M185D Study Guide - Babylonian Captivity, Ugarit, Enki
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Wk5 lecture 10 april 27, 2011. From divine warfare to divine rest: israelite cosmogonies in their near eastern context". May 2, 2011 > study guide posted on cw. Know 4 major gods that were on screen > an, anu, enki, ea. Don"t need to bring anything to exam except for a pen! Israelite history: earliest reference to israel, ca 1200 bce, rise of israelite states, ca. 1000 bce > devlopled monarchy centralized form of government; bible describes first kings as saul david and solomon, books of samuel and kings describe how they set up unified territorial states around southern levant. 722 (n or israel destroyed by assyrian empire, southern israel becomes vassal of assyrian empire) and 587 bce (babylonian empire destroys jerusalem and exiles much of population to babylon: babylonian exile, ca. 587-539 (539 persians sack babylon: beginning of persian rule over near east.
