HIST 214 Chapter 4: History 214 Reading 2 Topic 4
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The middle east and palestine to 1914: an overview. Israel encompasses a substantial portion of what was once called palestine. Three thousand years ago the jews called that area ertz israel (land of israel) Both names israel and palestine derive from people who entered the region around the same time in the 12 century. The people of israel believed that the land had been given to them by their god. Palestine refers to the philistines, who settled on the costal plains while the. The jews defeated the philistine creating the kingdom of israel. Areas east of the jordan river were often under jewish rule. Before the region was israel or palestine, it was known as canaan. Belonged to the northwest semitic peoples of northern mesopotamia and. Canaanites made a major contribution to culture by developing the linear alphabet. Jewish political and military unity occurred in response to the philistine challenge.
