the historical background of the middle east before mohammed

8/3/2019 The Historical Background of the Middle East Before Mohammed

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The HistoricalThe HistoricalBackground of the MiddleBackground of the Middle

East to MohammedEast to Mohammed


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The Fertile Crescent AreaThe Fertile Crescent Area

The Middle East: The Cradle of CivilizationThe Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization


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Sargon of Akkad:

The Worlds First Empire

Sargon of Akkad:

The Worlds First Empire

c. 4000 B.C.E


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Menes: Unifier of Upper & LowerEgypt

Menes: Unifier of Upper & LowerEgypt

c. 3050 B. C. E.

?

c. 3050 B. C. E.

?


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Abrahams JourneysAbrahams Journeys


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The Land of the CovenantThe Land of the Covenant


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Abrahams DescendentsAbrahams Descendents

ABRAHAMABRAHAM SARAHSARAHHAGARHAGAR

IsaacIsaac

EsauEsauJacobJacob

12 Tribes of

Israel

12 Tribes of

Israel

IshmaelIshmael

12 Arabian

Tribes

12 Arabian

Tribes


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MosesMoses

Prince of EgyptPrince of Egypt S

hepherd of HisPeo leS

hepherd of HisPeo le


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Route of the ExodusRoute of the Exodus


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Moses and the New CovenantMoses and the New Covenant

In the Mosaic Covenant, in

Exodus, God promises:

To make the children of Israel

His special possession among all

people if they obey God and keep

His covenant . To make the Children of Israel a

kingdom of priests and a holy

nation

To give the Children of Israel the

Sabbath as the permanent sign ofthis covenant

As part of the terms of this

covenant, God gives Moses the

Ten Commandments

In the Mosaic Covenant, in

Exodus, God promises:

To make the children of Israel

His special possession among all

people if they obey God and keep

His covenant . To make the Children of Israel a

kingdom of priests and a holy

nation

To give the Children of Israel the

Sabbath as the permanent sign ofthis covenant

As part of the terms of this

covenant, God gives Moses the

Ten Commandments


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Mount SinaiMount Sinai


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St. Catherines Monastery

at Mount Sinai

St. Catherines Monastery

at Mount Sinai


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Mount NeboMount Nebo

The Promised Land From Mount Nebo


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King Davids EmpireKing Davids Empire

Lived: c.1037 967 B.C.E,

Reigned over Judah c.1007- 1000

B.C.E, and over Judah and Israel

c.1000 - 967 BC.


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Solomons

Kingdom

Solomons

Kingdom

Born c. 1000 BCE

Died 931 BCE


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King Solomons Temple Floor PlanKing Solomons Temple Floor Plan

The First TempleThe First Temple


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Inside the Temple TabernacleInside the Temple Tabernacle

The Arc

of the

Covenant

The Arc

of the

Covenant


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The Temple Mount, JerusalemThe Temple Mount, Jerusalem

Solomons Temple Wall: The Wailing WallS

olomons Temple Wall: The Wailing Wall


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Kingdoms

of

Judah

&

Israel

Kingdoms

of

Judah

&

Israel


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The

AssyrianEmpir

The

AssyrianEmpir

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Nebuchadnezzar IIs BabylonNebuchadnezzar IIs Babylon605 BCE-561 BCE


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Israelites in CaptivityIsraelites in Captivity


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The Persian EmpireThe Persian Empire

Cyrus the Great,

c. 590 BCE530 BC,

Frees Jews from Captivity


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Alexander the Great & the

Hellenization of the Near East

Alexander the Great & the

Hellenization of the Near East


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The Great Library at

Alexandria.Egypt

The Great Library at

Alexandria.Egypt


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The Roman Empire, 96 BCThe Roman Empire, 96 BC

180BC180BC


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Roman JudeaRoman Judea


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Herod the Greats KingdomHerod the Greats Kingdom


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St. Paul: Apostle to the

Gentiles

St. Paul: Apostle to the

Gentiles


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The Jewish Revolt (66-70 C. E.)The Jewish Revolt (66-70 C. E.)

Masada


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MasadaMasada

Roman

Encampment

Roman

Encampment


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The Jewish

Diaspora

The Jewish

Diaspora


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The Israel CovenantThe Israel Covenant


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Constantine Embraces

Christianity

Constantine Embraces

Christianity

Constantine faced Roman EmperorConstantine faced Roman EmperorMaxentius at the Tiber River's MulvianMaxentius at the Tiber River's Mulvian

Bridge in A.D. 312. He saw a flamingBridge in A.D. 312. He saw a flaming

cross in the sky bearing the words "incross in the sky bearing the words "in

this sign thou shalt conquer."this sign thou shalt conquer."


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Division of the Roman Empire, 395 A.D.Division of the Roman Empire, 395 A.D.


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Church ofHagia Sophia [Holy Wisdom]

Constructed 532 537 A.D.

Church ofHagia Sophia [Holy Wisdom]

Constructed 532 537 A.D.


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Depiction of Hagia Sophia Before IslamDepiction of Hagia Sophia Before Islam


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Justinians Empire at its PeakJustinians Empire at its Peak


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The Spread of Christianity by 600 CEThe Spread of Christianity by 600 CE


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Byzantine & Sassanid Empires, 6cByzantine & Sassanid Empires, 6c


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6th Century

Arabia

A Threat to theGreat Empires

6th Century

Arabia

A Threat to theGreat Empires??

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