New Outlooks

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New Outlooks

• Intro
• Palestine
• Hebrews-Religion
• Unique Qualities
• Greece
• Early History Daily Life
• Geography
• Women
• Conc.

• Key Terms
• Judaism
• Abraham
• Moses
• Polis
• Greek Alphabet
• Acropolis
• Agora
• Kyrios

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Their Influence On Us Today

1. An alphabet with only 30 letters.

1. Religion

They were the first to practice monotheism their
God was concerned with peoples righteousness
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Origins Of Palestine

• Beginning about 1900 BC many Hebrew people left
  Mesopotamia and traveled west.
• It is believed that Abraham led many to
  Palestine others went to Egypt.

• About 1200 BC there was an Exodus out of Egypt
  possibly led by Moses.

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Ten Commandments

• Sacrifices worship were not enough their God
  demanded people interact in certain ways
• Dont murder, steal, lie no adultery, etc.
• 10th Commandment
• Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house, thou
  shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his
  manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor
  his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbours.
• No gender equality

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Judaism-Unique Qualities

• Belief in only one God (monotheism) for ALL
• Sabbath became a holiday (Ten Commandments)

• Strict rules concerning meal preparation
• Not many mixed-marriages
• A messiah would come one day

Dead Sea Scrolls
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Kingdom Of Palestine(ca. 1000-587 BC)

• Saul, David Solomon were important kings.

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Role/Function Of Laws/Religion
Region Religion Laws Misc.
Mesopotamia Religion explained natural events Laws were written provided ethics-but Church /State were one Religion explained natural events Laws were written provided ethics-but Church /State were one Polytheistic uncertainty instability
Egypt Afterlife natural events Pharaoh was a god on earth No need Pharaohs word was law. Polytheistic Maat provided ethics stable prosperous
Palestine (Judaism) Some natural events, ethical behavior (Ten Commandments) Written down First to worship a single God
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Ancient Greece

• Their impact on us today
• System of government, theater, arts, sports,
  medicine, philosophy, etc.
• Alphabet-modified the 30 character alphabet
  spread it throughout Mediterranean world

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Daily Life-Food

• Olives were an important crop
• Grains fish were common meat (pork) was mostly
  for celebrations goats sheep dairy wool
  honey
• Figs grapes were grown grapes were used for
  wine (not much beer)

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Olive Trees
Summer 2007 Fire Damage
Gove of Olive Trees
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Geography Polis

• Polis is often defined as city-state.

• Organization of each was very similar

• Acropolis-(high city) located on a hill
• Agora-public places for a market, public
  meetings laws were posted discussed here

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Womens Roles

• A woman was always under the control of her
  Kyrios (her master) marriage was arranged
• A wifes duties
• Manage the household
• Provide a male heir
• Women were supposed to remain inside the home

Women in Domestic Sphere
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New Outlooks

• Intro
• Palestine
• Hebrews-Religion
• Unique Qualities
• Greece
• Early History Daily Life
• Geography
• Women
• Conc.

• Key Terms
• Judaism
• Abraham
• Moses
• Polis
• Greek Alphabet
• Acropolis
• Agora
• Kyrios