1. ID Canaan
Return to History 8 Near East Vocabulary
According to the biblical narrative in the Book of Exodus, the patriarch Moses lead his people, the Israelites, out of the bondage of slavery in Egypt and toward the `promised land’ of Canaan where their god had promised them they would live in peace in a “land flowing with milk and honey.” In Canaan, like elsewhere in the region, the people went on to develop an advanced civilization. They lived in large cities with magnificent palaces and temples. They had writing, mathematics and a calendar, they also became great artisans, creating beautiful works of art. "The evolution of urban societies had a profound effect on the civilization in Canaan." Canaan did not last as long is people though it would because of "a global climate change and drier conditions were the basic cause of these social changes." "In addition, there was a gradual decline in trade with Egypt towards the end of the period. Under this strain, the specialized agricultural economy of Early Bronze Age Canaan collapsed."
http://realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Canaan_1a.htm
"The Near East." Origins. Comp. Rosie Beniretto. Ed Genesa Collins Houston, Texas: St.Johns School, 2015-2016. Chapter 7. page 108-109
Sydney Buchman
