Ascalon

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. What is the location?Mediterranean coast, southern Levant (modern Ashkelon, Israel)
2. What is the earliest settlement?Circa 3rd millennium BCE
3. Where is Ascalon located?Ascalon is on the southern Levant coast, a Mediterranean port that has been a key spot for trade and travel.
4. How old is the city of Ascalon?People have lived in Ascalon since the 3rd millennium BCE, making it thousands of years old.

Sea Peoples: A confederation of maritime raiders who migrated to the Eastern Mediterranean in the late Bronze Age.
Hellenistic Period: The period from the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the Roman conquest of Egypt (30 BCE), characterized by the spread of Greek culture.
Slighting: The deliberate destruction or dismantling of fortifications to render them militarily useless.
Mamluk Sultanate: A medieval realm spanning Egypt, Syria, and parts of Arabia, ruled by military slaves, flourishing from the 13th to 16th centuries.