Israel's TImeline

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  • 2000 BCE

    Israel Antiquity

    Israel Antiquity
    During antiquity, Israel had unique ethnicities, languages, and religions. The main ethnicity was *Ashkenazim, (an ethnicity that also was a religion). They based Ashkenazim on *Hebrew and *Aramaic (from the *Semitic language family). *Polytheism (the belief in multiple gods) was very popular in this region. However, when Judaism was introduced they brought the belief in *monotheism (belief in one god).
  • 1200 BCE

    King Saul and King David

    King Saul and King David
    Tribes of people called *CANNANITES controlled Cannan for about 1,000 years affecting Israels' religion, language, and ethnicity. In about 1200 BCE *HEBREW (language of Jews) tribes began to arrive. In about 1000 BCE *KING SAUL (a man that helped reduce Israel's enimes) began to bring together tribes into the kingdom of Israel. The next ruler, David, unified all the tribes, enlarged the kingdom and made Jerusalem capital. In 922 BCE the kingdom split into two feebler states Israel and Judah.
  • 300

    Christians in Palestine

    Christians in Palestine
    By the 300s CE Christians ruled the eastern parts of the Roman Empire (Palestine was a part of the roman empire in this era) which affected ethnicity and language. Many Christians arrived in Palestine, especially in Jerusalem. However, the region continued to be home to Jews as well.
  • 600

    Muslims Reign

    Muslims Reign
    *ARABS (Muslims from the Arabian Peninsula) invaded PALESTINE (the holy land, Cannan) in the 600s, affecting religion, language, and ethnicities. *MUSLIMS (followers of Islam) controlled Palestine for several centuries. Starting in 1099, European Christians overruled some areas in Palestine. Muslims gained control once again in 1291. Palestine was a part of the Muslim Empire from the 1500s to around 1917.

  • Today

    Today
    In Israel most people follow Judaism because it's the *principal religion, however, it's not a state religion and freedom of culture is accepted there. The Arab population accounts for a fifth of Israel's people. Around 3 quarters of Israel's *Arabs are *Muslim. Most of the language population is Hebrew, corresponding to the *Jewish culture. There is a slight minority of Arabic spoken there as well as Christianity practiced there.