Ancient Arameans Printable Outline

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I. Early history      a. Semitic people      b. Migrated to Syria during the decline of the Hittites (circa 1100 B.C.E.)      c. Established small, prosperous kingdoms II. Damascus      a. Leading Aramean kingdom      b. Circa 1000-700 B.C.E.—traded heavily      c. 732 B.C.E.—conquered by Assyria III. Contribution—language      a. Aramean alphabet adopted by the new Babylonian empire (7th century B.C.E.)      b. Common language of the Near East      c. Temporarily replaced Hebrew           i. Used for some later books of the Christian Old Testament/Hebrew Tanakh           ii. Spoken in Greco-Roman Palestine and Judea                1. Spoken by Jesus IV. Review questions      a. Where did the Arameans settle circa 1100 B.C.E.?      b. What is considered to be the most significant contribution of the Arameans to world history? Click here to print this outline (.pdf file). Click here for this outline in PowerPoint format.

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