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What two groups claimed Palestine as homeland?
which two groups claimed Palestine as their homeland? Arabs and the Jews.
Where was Palestine located?
Palestine, area of the eastern Mediterranean region, comprising parts of modern Israel and the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip (along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea) and the West Bank (west of the Jordan River).
What Jacob means?
supplanter
Jacob is a classic and popular boy name. It comes from the Old Testament and means “supplanter,” which is often interpreted as someone who seizes, circumvents, or usurps. In the book of Genesis, the twins Jacob and Esau were born to Isaac and Rebecca; Esau came first, making him the first-born son.
What did the early Greeks do in the Mediterranean Sea?
These early mapmakers, or cartographers, were probably Mediterranean traders who made the maps to help them get back and forth to different cities on the Mediterranean coast. About 2,900 years ago, the Greeks began to venture outside the Mediterranean, past the Straits of Gibraltar at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea.
Is the Mediterranean Sea the cradle of civilization?
Gülsün Sağlamer is President of the Council of Mediterranean Universities. The Mediterranean Basin has been the cradle of world civilization since the first settlements in Jericho in 9000 BC.
When was the map of the Mediterranean Sea made?
The Greek word for river was okeano, which is the root of our word for ocean. A map of the Mediterranean Sea made in 1595 by Abraham Ortelius, a Dutch cartographer. (Courtesy of Cartographic Associates)
What makes the Mediterranean Sea unique in the world?
The world map shows what a unique location the Mediterranean Sea has in the world — it is big enough to house all of us but at the same time, with its unique shape, with its islands, bays and straits, it creates the means to connect the people around it.