Knowra History of Palestine History of Palestine The history of Palestine traces the peoples, societies, and political changes of a region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean, from antiquity to the present.
Canaan : An ancient region of the southern Levant, inhabited by diverse city-states and peoples during the Bronze Age. Its city-states and cultures form part of the region’s earliest documented history.
Assyrian conquest of Israel : The eighth-century BCE expansion that destroyed the northern Kingdom of Israel and incorporated its territory into the Assyrian Empire. It illustrates how imperial conquest redrew borders and displaced populations in antiquity.
Southern Levant : The eastern Mediterranean region comprising modern Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and adjacent areas. This broader geographic frame situates Palestine within neighboring landscapes and societies.
Israeli history : The history of Jewish society, Zionism, and the State of Israel from antiquity to the present. Its overlapping but distinct national narrative addresses many of the same events and places.
Kingdom of Judah : An Iron Age kingdom centered on Jerusalem in the southern Levant. Its history links ancient Jerusalem with later religious and political claims.
Ottoman rule in Palestine : The Ottoman Empire’s governance of Palestine from the early sixteenth century until World War I. Its provincial structures governed the region for centuries before British rule.
Palestine (region) : A geographic and historical region on the eastern Mediterranean, with boundaries that have varied across periods. Its changing boundaries explain why historical Palestine does not map neatly onto one modern jurisdiction.
History of Jordan : The history of the territory and state of Jordan, from ancient societies to the present. Jordan’s changing borders and political role intersect with Palestine’s modern history.
Roman Palestine : The Roman-era province and region encompassing much of the southern Levant. Roman rule transformed the region’s administration, demography, and religious landscape.
Zionism : A Jewish national movement supporting self-determination and a homeland in the historic Land of Israel. Its growth made Jewish immigration and statehood central to modern political change.
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