Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: History of Jordan, Economy of Jordan, Demographics of Jordan, Transport in Jordan, Black September in Jordan, Outline of Jordan, Royal Jordanian Land Force, Arab Legion, Islam in Jordan, Transjordan Frontier Force, Christianity in Jordan, Culture of Jordan, Desert Force, Religion in Jordan. Excerpt: Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The ancient city of Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The Mesha stele as photographed circa 1891. The stele describes the wars of king Mesha of Moab against the Israelites. The Roman Oval Piazza in the ancient city of Jerash The Roman temple of Hercules in ancient Philadelphia (Amman) The most prominent early roots of Jordan, as an independent state, can be traced to the Kingdom of Petra, which was founded by the Nabataeans (Arabic: , Al-Anbt) an ancient Semitic people from Arabia who developed the North Arabic Script that evolved into the Modern Arabic script. During its glory, the Nabataean Kingdom controlled regional trade routes by dominating a large area southwest of the fertile crescent, which included the whole of modern Jordan extending from Syria in the North to the northern Arabian Peninsula in the south. As a result, Petra enjoyed independence, prosperity and wealth for hundreds of years until it was absorbed by the Persian Empire and later the Roman Empire which was still expanding in 100 A.D. Jordan also witnessed many other smaller ancient kingdoms having sovereignty for centuries, in addition to the Nabataeans. These included the Kingdom of Edom, the Kingdom of Ammon, the Kingdom of Moab, the Kingdom of Judah, and the Hasmonean Kingdom of the Maccabees, which are all mentioned in the Bible and other ancient Near Eastern documents. During the Greco-Roman period of influence,... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7515964
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: History of Jordan, Economy of Jordan, Demographics of Jordan, Transport in Jordan, Black September in Jordan, Outline of Jordan, Royal Jordanian Land Force, Arab Legion, Islam in Jordan, Transjordan Frontier Force, Christianity in Jordan, Culture of Jordan, Desert Force, Religion in Jordan. Excerpt: Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The ancient city of Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The Mesha stele as photographed circa 1891. The stele describes the wars of king Mesha of Moab against the Israelites. The Roman Oval Piazza in the ancient city of Jerash The Roman temple of Hercules in ancient Philadelphia (Amman) The most prominent early roots of Jordan, as an independent state, can be traced to the Kingdom of Petra, which was founded by the Nabataeans (Arabic: , Al-Anbt) an ancient Semitic people from Arabia who developed the North Arabic Script that evolved into the Modern Arabic script. During its glory, the Nabataean Kingdom controlled regional trade routes by dominating a large area southwest of the fertile crescent, which included the whole of modern Jordan extending from Syria in the North to the northern Arabian Peninsula in the south. As a result, Petra enjoyed independence, prosperity and wealth for hundreds of years until it was absorbed by the Persian Empire and later the Roman Empire which was still expanding in 100 A.D. Jordan also witnessed many other smaller ancient kingdoms having sovereignty for centuries, in addition to the Nabataeans. These included the Kingdom of Edom, the Kingdom of Ammon, the Kingdom of Moab, the Kingdom of Judah, and the Hasmonean Kingdom of the Maccabees, which are all mentioned in the Bible and other ancient Near Eastern documents. During the Greco-Roman period of influence,... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7515964
A Katherine Reay Collection: Dear Mr. Knightley, Lizzy and Jane, The Brontë Plot
1024
A Katherine Reay Collection: Dear Mr. Knightley, Lizzy and Jane, The Brontë Plot
1024
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| ISBN-13: | 9780718077228 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Nelson, Thomas, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 05/03/2016 |
| Sold by: | THOMAS NELSON |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 1024 |
| Sales rank: | 90,896 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
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