Philistines

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the probable origin?Aegean region, associated with the Sea Peoples, arriving around 1175 BC
2. What is the major city-states?Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza
3. Who were the Philistines and where did they settle?The Philistines were a seafaring people who moved from the Aegean region and settled along the southern coast of Canaan during the Iron Age.
4. How did the Philistines show their Aegean heritage?Their pottery had bright bichrome colors and geometric shapes that look like Mycenaean art. They also used foreign styles in metalwork and buildings.

Sea Peoples: A confederation of seafaring raiders who migrated into the Mediterranean region around the end of the Bronze Age.
Late Bronze Age Collapse: A period of widespread societal breakdown and transition in the Near East, Aegean, and Eastern Mediterranean around 1200 BC.
Acculturation: The process of cultural change that results from the meeting of two or more cultures.
Vassal: A ruler or state that is subordinate to another, more powerful ruler or state.