The Sea Peoples, groups that “raided, migrated, and marauded in the eastern Mediterranean” possess an intricate past that still intrigues scholars today (McKay et al. 34). First, I’ll explain why scholars debate the origins of the Sea Peoples. Next, I’ll describe the main reason that Sea Peoples decided to travel. Finally, I will illustrate the importance of the great battle that put an end to the Sea Peoples’ voyages. The origins, purpose, and major battle of the Sea Peoples are what makes their rich past so interesting even today. Scholars today have a vast array of opinions regarding who the Sea Peoples were. McKay et al. suggests that “[t]hey may have come from Greece, or islands in the Mediterranean such as Crete and Sardinia, …show more content…
or Anatolia” which is what we know as Turkey today (34). Another source believes that while it is likely the Sea Peoples came from Greece and Anatolia, some of them also probably originated in Syria, and later resided in Cyprus before setting out on their voyages (“Who”). Writer Joshua Mark further suggests that it is possible for them to have been Italian or Philistine. While it’s probable that the nationalities of The Sea Peoples will never be discovered, there is enough evidence to assume that most all of the nationalities suggested could have been part of The Sea Peoples. Being that most of the countries are in close proximity to Egypt, perhaps the Ancient Egyptians of the time used the name Sea Peoples to group together any nation that traveled on the Mediterranean. While the origin of the Sea Peoples is a great mystery, the reason for their migration is not.
Many Sea Peoples originally traveled to other countries boarding the Mediterranean because of the “widespread crop failures and famine” present in their countries (Anderson). Since their livelihoods were built upon their ability to grow grains, vegetables, and other produce, they had to travel to other places to establish themselves. Because “Egypt was known as the grain provider of the Mediterranean,” settling there was an ideal choice for many, although the Sea Peoples also chose to move to other various locations (Peczynski). These warriors brought their wives, families, possessions, and livestock with them as they traveled (Anderson). Establishing their lives in foreign countries lying on the Mediterranean must have been difficult for the Sea People, but they did not have much option if they wanted to survive. At the beginning these foreign visitors were peaceful. Later though, they began to raid the locations they reached, and eventually decided to attack …show more content…
Egypt. King Ramesses III reigned over Egypt at the time of the Sea Peoples’ historic attack.
The battle, taking place on both land and sea, was ultimately won by the Egyptians although they suffered many economic hardships following the battle (McKay et al. 36). In order to win the battle, King Ramesses III cleverly positioned archers along the Nile and coast so that they could aim at the Sea Peoples’ ships with flaming arrows in hopes that their ships would be set ablaze. King Ramesses III’s army succeeded, a great feat considering the skill of their enemy. After the great win the remaining Sea Peoples were slain and pushed into both the army and slavery. Although the battle ended the practices of the Sea Peoples, legends of them flooding the countries bordering the Mediterranean reigned on in Egypt, causing them to remain a feared people group
(Mark). The legends of the Sea Peoples are still important today. With their mysterious origins, reasons for migration, and participation in an intriguing battle, they have a unique history that can be learned from. Specifically, I find it interesting that their history is similar to how people react to conflict today. When the Sea Peoples had famine in their lands they addressed the problem by moving, and eventually fighting Egypt out of desperation. Likewise, when people today have a problem they oftentimes address it reasonably until they become desperate, and that’s when they usually end up acting too quickly and ruining things for themselves. While we’re thousands of years and cultures apart, there is much to be learned, both good and bad, from how the Sea Peoples reacted to the conditions they were in.
Seaworld is a giant marine life theme park. The greatest attraction to these many theme park would be those killer whales. In fact, these killer whales are the face of the park. As gigant as these mammals are, seaworld is keeping them in some pretty tight quarters. Mr. Jett and Mr.Ventre says “Wild killer whales can swim a hundred miles daily as they socialize, forage, communicate, and breed. In stark contrast, with little horizontal or vertical space in their enclosures, captive orcas swim only limited distances, with most spending many hours surface resting.” The animals don't have the freedom they need. Also when taking the whales out of their natural habit the whales tend to be depressed and not as heath in that situation. They need their freedom in the big ocean blue. Bring them into the small living units, breeding whales in captivity all for the entertainment of humans. At young ages the calves are taken away from their mothers on to a new seaworld park. Mothers of the calves have even been seen denying their offspring.
Anson Rainey and R. Steven Notley are the authors of The Sacred Land Bridge, which is an Atlas of the biblical world and includes maps, pictures, and historical cementation as to the significance of this region. The biblical world that this atlas focuses on is defined as the eastern Mediterranean littoral, or more commonly called the Levant in modern archeological discussions. In my critique of this book I will be focusing on pages 30-34 which will define the boundaries and explain the importance of the Levant.
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The king's power relied on tax revenues from import and export duties that include goods such as ivory, slaves, crystal, brass, copper, frankincense, myrrh. He established farming settlements and trading centers off the African coast to take advantage of the ivory trade from Persia and India. Askum dominated the Red Sea trade, the period in which Greek controlled Egypt. Eventually he edged out Meroe for domination over the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean trade. The factors that influenced the relationship between the Egypt and the different Nubian kingdoms are that it was based on farming, livestock raising, and trading of gold. The decentralized kingdom of Meroe became organized by having provinces up and downstream that were ruled by their own town chiefs. The source of power for the kings of Meroe was also to control trade. Some things that contributed to the rise of the Aksum was that was agriculturally rich, it was located close to the coast and close to ports in the red sea. The development of commercial and agricultural was influenced by the rivalry between the Romans and Sasanid empires. Their interest in domination helped Yemen gain its own province, they lost it when Sasanid invaded the land, and after the Aksums trade in the Red Sea declined
Ramses III (reigned 1182-1151 BC), Egyptian king of the 20th dynasty, a great military leader who repeatedly saved the country from invasion. In the 5th year of his reign, Ramses defeated an attack by the Libyans from the west, and two years later he routed invaders known as the Sea Peoples. In his 11th year he again repelled an attempted attack by the Libyans. Ramses was also a builder of temples and palaces in the tradition of his 19th-dynasty predecessor, Ramses II. His victories are depicted on the walls of his mortuary temple at Medinet Habu, near Luxor. Egyptian records tell of a strike by workers at Ramses's burial site and a plot against the king near the end of his reign. Ramses III was the last of the great rulers and after his death there were centuries of weakness and foreign domination.
Using their wooden ships, they raided, traded, explored and settled in Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands. They developed different kinds of ships to help them navigate the ocean, seas and even narrow, shallow rivers. One kind of ship was the “knarr.” The knarr was a short, sturdy cargo ship that was mainly used for long ocean voyages and hazardous trips. It mainly used sails, but also had oars in the event that there was no wind on the open water. Another ship was known as the “karve”. They were very similar to the knarr, but had shallower h...
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