I tell my students that knowing the history of the Levant (aka western end of Fertile Crescent, land of Israel, land of Palestine, Middle East) is like knowing the history of the world, as everybody who was anybody controlled this tiny strip of land.
This 90-second flash presentation animates that idea.
Wow…It really helps to SEE world history sometimes. That map was really cool. Thanks for the post.
That was very good. Thanks Todd.