ppt课件-a brief historyof israel- l p s（一个简短的历史以色列- l p s）.pptVIP

A Brief History of Israel Ancient Israel 1900 B.C. Jewish ancestors arrive in modern day Israel. 1000 B.C. became know as Hebrews 586 B.C. Hebrews were defeated and exiled from their lands by the Babylonians. Some remained… 70 A.D. Roman Empire destroy city of Jerusalem 614 A.D. Persian Empire captures Jerusalem. Country of Palestine first appears. 1099 A.D. European Crusaders capture Jerusalem 1517 A.D. Ottoman Empire capture Jerusalem Map of Ancient Israel Ottoman Empire’s Effect on Israel Under Ottoman Empire Jews, Christians and Muslims could all practice their own religions and beliefs. By the late 1700’s the different religions and cultures began to fight. Jews began to leave Israel. Over 10 million Jews were scattered across the world prior to 1914. By 1914 almost 85,000 Jews had returned to the Ottoman controlled Palestine and Jerusalem. These Jews were called Zionists. They were named after the hill in Jerusalem. Many Palestinian Muslims began to worry they would loss their lands. 1917 A.D. British defeat Ottoman Empire during WWI and capture Jerusalem. Map of Ottoman Empire British Rule of Palestine 1917-1945 After WWI all Arabs within Palestine were promised they would be granted the right of self-determination. Self-determination: the right to decide their own political future. Fighting between Arabs and Jews increased. Arabs boycotted Jewish businesses, burned bridges and destroyed crops. Many Jews retaliated against the Arabs. Many people died. Britain passed a law restricting the number of Jews to Palestine 1933 Adolf Hitler became leader of Nazi Germany and began persecuting all Jewish people of Europe. By 1939 many Jews fled to Palestine increasing their numbers to over 445,000 Jews. Creation of Israel By the end of WWII in 1945 over 6,000,000 Jews had been killed by Nazi Germany. This is called the Holocaust. Creation of Modern Israel: Many Jewish organizations demanded that Britain allow more Jews into Palestine and help create