Israel's Neighbors

Israel, the Northern Kingdom fell to the Assyrian Empire 700sBC

Judah, the Southern Kingdom fell to the Chaldean Empire 500s BC

How did the Phoenicians and the Hittites compare to Israel? p 46
in how they used their opportunities in world history as independent peoples.

The Phoenicians were sea traders along the Mediterranean Sea

Phoenicians

1.  prosperous sea traders throughout the Mediterranean Sea

2.  used the Murex, a sea shelled animal,
      to make a purple dye for clothing

3.  developed the first true alphabet

How did Solomon use the Phoenicians? p 47
skilled craftsmen were used in Solomon's building projects.

     Hittites

1.  lived in Asia Minor(Turkey)

2.  forgotten in history until discovered by archaeologists in 20th century

3. very warlike first to use iron in warfare

4.  known as borrowers of the conquered people's culture

What does " fall in a day" mean? p 50 empires reach a height or golden age the begin to decline or "fall"  very few fall in a day.

What was the main tendency in world history? toward very large empires

How did this tendency or pattern fit in with God's plans? help prepare the world for the birth of Christ.

What about Israel's neighbors now??  Take this quiz below:

Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. The events are actual cuts from past history. They actually happened!!!

  Do you remember?

  -1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by
 a. Superman
 b. Jay Leno
 c. Harry Potter
 d. Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40

 1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by
  a. Olga Corbett
  b. Sitting Bull
  c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
  d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

 2. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
 a. Lost Norwegians
 b. Elvis
 c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
 d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

  3.During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
  a. John Dillinger
 b. The King of Sweden
 c. The Boy Scouts
 d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

 4. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
 a. A pizza delivery boy
 b. Pee Wee Herman
 c. Geraldo Rivera
 d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

  5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
  a. The Smurfs
  b. Davy Jones
  c. The Little Mermaid
  d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

  6.In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens , and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
  a. Captain Kidd
  b. Charles Lindberg
  c. Mother Teresa
 d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

 7.In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
  a. Scooby Doo
  b. The Tooth Fairy
  c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
  d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

 8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombe d the first time by:
  a. Richard Simmons
  b. Grandma Moses
  c. Michael Jordan
  d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

 9.In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
  a. Mr. Rogers
  b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill' s women problems
  c. The World Wrestling Federation
  d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

 10.On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade
      Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was  
      diverted and crashed by the passengers.Thousands of people were killed by:
  a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
  b. The Supreme Court of Florida
  c. Mr. Bean
  d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

 11.In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
  a. Enron
  b. The Lutheran Church
  c. The NFL
  d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

  12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
   a. Bonnie and Clyde
   b. Captain Kangaroo
   c. Billy Graham
   d. Muslim male extremist s mostly between the ages of 17 and 40


   13. 2004 - Spain Railway bombings were done by:
      Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
                             

   14. 2005 London Railway bombings were done by:
       Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
 
                                           AND NOW !
 
     15. 2006 plot to blowup airliners leaving London for US destinations. Who has been implicated:
         Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40


  Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?

  So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport
   security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches
   of 80 year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents of the President's
  security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning and former Governor
   Joe Foss, but leave Muslim males between the ages 17 and 40 alone because profiling is discriminatory and
   not nice.

  Let's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Allreds and other dunder-headed attorneys
   along with Federal Justices that want to thwart common sense, feel doubly ashamed of themselves -
   if they have any such sense.

  As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put it,
 
          "Stupid is as stupid does"

    Come on people wake up!!!

Photo Credits:

Assyrian Empire map:http://christiankonnection.com/assets/images/Empire__Assyrian_-2_T72.gif

Phoenician Map: http://clem.mscd.edu/~marquepa/Spr2005/images/mediterranean.jpg

Murex: http://www.nauticalmileshellshop.com/images/photos/pink%20mouth%20murex%201.gif

Alphabet: http://www.wtamu.edu/~bcaruthers/alphabet.gif

Hittites: http://touregypt.net/featurestories/hittite3.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.