Middle East

By dacoda22
  • 5500 BCE

    Sumerian Civilization

    The first urban civilization, in modern day Iraq, was first settled in 5500 BC by West Asian peoples.
  • 2000 BCE

    Life of Abraham

    Originally Abram, is the founder of the three Abrahamic Religions; Judaism, Christianity, Muslim.
  • 1280 BCE

    Jewish Exodus

    Moses leads Israeli people away from slavery in Egypt. Location wise it relocated the Israeli slaves, they also show movement because they are leaving Egypt.
  • 622 BCE

    Flight of Mohammad

    Mohammad flees from Mecca to Medina (Movement, Location)
  • 632

    Spread Of Islam

    After Mohammad's death, the Islams began converting non-Muslims to their religion and invading groups who disagreed, enlarging the religion and their Islamic State.
  • 1095

    Crusades

    A series of religious wars, endorsed by the Latin Church, aimed to get back holy land from the Israelis in Israel. Crusades happened from 1095-1291 AD.

  • Colonization

    France tries to destroy Algeria's (Location) culture and make colonists into "model French citizens." The french are trying to make the region of northern Africa like themselves, France invaded into Algeria (Movement). There were lots of rebellion forces trying to fight the french but they were easily separated. This lasted until 1881.

  • Creation of Israel

    The UK separated Palestinians and Israelis in order to stop their feud. After, however, the Israelis started taking much of the Palestinians land in Israel.