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The terms '''ancient Near East''' or '''ancient Orient''' encompass the early [[civilization]]s predating [[classical antiquity]] in the region roughly corresponding to that described by the modern term [[Middle East]] ([[Egypt]], [[Iraq]], [[Turkey]]), during the time roughly spanning the [[Bronze Age]] from the rise of [[Sumer]] and [[Gerzeh]] in the [[4th millennium BCE]] to the expansion of the [[Persian Empire]] in the [[6th century BCE]]. As such, it is a term widely employed in the fields of [[Near Eastern archaeology]], [[ancient History]] and [[Egyptology]]. |
The terms '''ancient Near East''' or '''ancient Orient''' encompass the early [[civilization]]s predating [[classical antiquity]] in the region roughly corresponding to that described by the modern term [[Middle East]] ([[Egypt]], [[Iraq]], [[Turkey]]), during the time roughly spanning the [[Bronze Age]] from the rise of [[Sumer]] and [[Gerzeh]] in the [[4th millennium BCE]] to the expansion of the [[Persian Empire]] in the [[6th century BCE]]. As such, it is a term widely employed in the fields of [[Near Eastern archaeology]], [[ancient History]] and [[Egyptology]]. |
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The terms ancient Near East or ancient Orient encompass the early civilizations predating classical antiquity in the region roughly corresponding to that described by the modern term Middle East (Egypt, Iraq, Turkey), during the time roughly spanning the Bronze Age from the rise of Sumer and Gerzeh in the 4th millennium BCE to the expansion of the Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE. As such, it is a term widely employed in the fields of Near Eastern archaeology, ancient History and Egyptology.
The ancient Near East is generally understood as encompassing Mesopotamia (modern Iraq and Syria), Persia (Iran), Armenia, Egypt, the Levant (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestinian Authority), and Anatolia (Turkey). Some users of the term would extend its application into the Caucasus region, into modern Afghanistan (see Bactria, Indus Valley Civilization), Minoan and Mycenaean Greece and other peripheral areas.
Still, others would exclude Egypt from the ancient Near East as a geographically and culturally distinct area. However, because of Egypt's intimate involvement with the region; especially from the 2nd millennium BCE, this exclusion is rare.
5th millennium BCE
4th millennium BCE
3rd millennium BCE
2nd millennium BCE
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt
- New Kingdom of Egypt
- Babylonia
- Assyria
- Yamhad
- Hittites
- Mitanni
- Ishuwa
- Kizzuwatna
- Mari
- Hurrians
- Luwians
- Canaan: Ugarit, Kadesh, Megiddo, Kingdom of Israel
- Arzawa, Lukka Troy VI–VII
List of periods
See also
- Timeline of Middle Eastern History
- Religions of the ancient Near East
- History of pottery in the Southern Levant
External links
- Ancient Near East.net — an information and content portal for the archaeology, ancient history, and culture of the ancient Near East and Egypt
- Archaeowiki.org—a wiki for the research and documentation of the ancient Near East and Egypt
- ETANA — website hosted by a consortium of universities in the interests of providing digitized resources and relevant web links
- The History of the Ancient Near East Electronic Compendium
- Resources on Biblical Archaeology
- Ancient Near East Photographs This collection, created by Professor Scott Noegel, documents artifacts and archaeological sites of the ancient Near East; from the University of Washington Libraries Digital Image Collection
Literature
- Jack Sasson, The Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, New York, 1995
- Marc Van de Mieroop, History of the Ancient Near East: Ca. 3000-323 B.C., Blackwell Publishers, 2003