HIST 214 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ummah, Dhimmi, Quraysh
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Topic 4 and 5 lecture study guide quiz 2. Climate in the middle east includes high mountains with snow, desert and costal vegetation. There is a striking mixture of traditional and modern living. Communal life with political structure of primitive democracy. In 1700 b. c. the land was known as the canaanite states. The israelites moved through canaan to egypt in the 19 century and around the 12 century bc philistines laid claim to the coast. Israelites were imprisoned in 16 century in egypt and were lead to canaan, the promise land, by moses. King david fought the philistines and canaanites creating the kingdom of israel in 1000 bc. Kingdom split into kingdom of judea(south) and kingdom of israel(north) The kingdom of israel was conquered by the assyrians on 722 bc and the. Babylonians in 586 bc occupied the assyrian territory and began deporting the. Persians took over palestine in 539 bc and welcomed the deported people back.
