How did Palestine get its Name? (Documentary)

what was Palestine then Palestine was then the area between the Mediterranean and the Iraqian border you say there's no such thing West Bank no easn West Bank was Palestine I'm a Palestinian from 21 until 48 I carried a Palestinian passport there was no such thing in this area as Jews and Arabs and Palestinians there were Jews and Arabs the area of what is now called Palestine has been inhabited for thousands of years it has been a historically significant location since the earliest days of civilization because it is at a Nexus point between multiple Empires which

have controlled the region throughout the centuries like many of the other modern Arab nation states Palestine largely came into existence existence in the 20th century the process was heavily influenced by the decline and eventual collapse of the Ottoman Empire which had controlled much of the Arab world since the 16th century many of the Arab nation states have long Rich histories stretching back thousands of years encompassing some of the world's oldest civilizations in this video we will cover the ancient origins of the region of Palestine as well as the origin of the name Palestine and why

it's used today between 10,000 and 5,000 BC agricultural communities were established evidence of such settlements were found at Tes Sultan in Jericho and consisted of a number of Walls a religious Shrine and a 23t tower with an internal staircase Jericho is believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world with evidence of settlement dating back to 9,000 BC giving us a crucial understanding about the early human civilization in the near East there is a long history of various tribes living in the region most notably the mysterious Canaanites who lived in modern-day

Lebanon Israel Palestine and West Jordan they were a group of ancient people that shared a similar language and culture but weren't necessarily a unified Nation or Empire the Canaanites were known for establishing the cities of Ty sidon and ugarit hubs of trade and craftsmanship that played a central role in Mediterranean trade during the late Bronze Age archaeological evidence suggests the early Israelites may have originally been Canaanites who developed their own distinct identity this is demonstrated by cultural and linguistic continuity between the Canaanite city states and emerging Israelite populations interestingly a study published in the American

Journal of human genetics found DNA sampled from Canaanite remains who lived forth thousand years ago the findings show that present day Lebanese people share more than 90% of their DNA with the ancient Canaanites which is surprising given the turbulent history of the region Palestinians like other lentine populations probably also share genetic history from the Canaanites despite the later Arab influx during the 7th Century Muslim Conquest both Jewish and Palestinian ancestries share connections to the diverse ancient tribes of the Bronze Age Levant their identities have been shaped by numerous additional factors over the centuries including religion

culture and subsequent invasions Palestinian people or festini in Arabic have been referring to themselves as Palestinians since 1964 before that they referred to themselves as Arabs During the period of the British mandate the term Palestinian was also used to describe the Jewish community living in Palestine which the Jews later rejected for historical reasons that we will get into however previously under the Ottomans palestine's Arab population mostly saw themselves as ottoman subjects and there was no administrative region called Palestine so when the British took over they resuscitated this ancient name for the region Palestine but where

did it come from the name Palestine itself can be traced back to the Roman Empire the Roman army arrived on the shores of the Holy Land in 63 BC the Roman General pompy the great intervened in a civil war between two brothers hianus II and aristobulus thei of the hasmonean kingdom of Judea a semi-autonomous kingdom that had to navigate the politics and pressures of the larger helenistic World seizing the opportunity pompy captured Jerusalem after a 3-month Siege and although he entered the Jewish temple he left its Treasures intact he made Judea ained Kingdom of Rome

with hianus II appointed as king after a few Decades of periodic rebellions and instability the Romans decided to incorporate Judea directly into their empire as a province ruled by a Roman Governor the Romans ruled Judea with a heavy hand and tensions escalated due to the religious and cultural differences these tensions culminated in a series of revolts which ended with the Roman destruction of the second temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE in subsequent years there were more revolts like the bar HBA Revolt of 132 the Romans after suppressing the Barba Revolt renamed the province from Judea

to Syria Palestina in an attempt to minimize Jewish identification with the land the name Palestina was given to the whole region because it had been used by the Greeks for centuries in the same way that the Romans named the province of Gaul after the goic people that lived there the name judaa was also used to refer to the population of the Jews who mainly inhabited that area the new name of the province Palestina was more of a reference to the geographical area as opposed to a group of people some Scholars suggest it was to disassociate

the Jewish people from their historical Homeland as a punishment for their revolt and identify Emperor hadrien as the one responsible so the word itself does date back to ancient times however the Romans probably deriv the name Palestine from the Philistines the name of the people who had occupied the region in the 12th century BC during the Bronze Age collapse in the ancient Bronze Age the Philistines sailed from the the aan islands and settled in Canan they're often associated with the cities of Gaza ashalon ashal Eon and Goth through DNA analysis and archaeological finds scientists have

concluded that the Philistines did immigrate from the aan islands creit and the Greek mainland as they have a lot of similarity with Myan culture this is why most Scholars theorize that the Philistines may have been part of the mysterious sea peoples who were groups of aggressive seafarers who invaded Eastern Anatolia Syria Palestine Cyprus and Egypt towards the end of the Bronze Age especially in the 13th century they were responsible for the destruction of old Powers such as the hittite Empire Philistine archaeological sites have revealed a distinctive material culture with pottery that bears a striking resemblance

to Styles found in the aan this further supports the idea of their maritine or Greek origin over time Philistine material culture became more and more influenced by the local Canaanite culture the Philistines had a Pantheon of gods and goddesses with Deon and Bal Zabo being among the most prominent deities temples dedicated to these gods have been uncovered in archaeological excavations in the Hebrew Bible the Philistines are frequently portrayed as adversaries of the Israelites notably the stories involving the Philistines include the tales of Samson the Ark of the Covenant being captured and then returned and the

battles between King David and the Philistine Giant Goliath cities that have been excavated in the area attributed to the Philistines give evidence of careful town planning which relied on the production of olive oil there is also considerable evidence for large- scale production of fermented drink the finds include breweries Wineries and beer and wine jugs the Philistines also seem to be experienced metal workers as complex Wares of gold bronze and iron have been found at Philistine sites as early as the 12th century as well as artisanal Weaponry further evidence of philistine domination of the metallurgical Market

lies in the Hebrew Bible which claims that the Israelites relied heavily on Philistine blacksmiths for iron tools and weapons despite the near constant state of war between the two groups the Philistines began to decline during the Assyrian conquest of the region in the 8th and 7th Centuries by the late 7th Century after the Babylonian Onan conquest by King Nebuchadnezzar II the distinctiveness of philistine culture began to disappear and their cities were either destroyed or absorbed into other cultures after the Babylonian Conquest the Philistines lost all of their cohesive identity as a people however the region

remained to be continuously inhabited with various peoples over the centuries the region has been conquered by numerous Empires including the Persians Alexander the Great who took it over from them and later the Romans it first came under Muslim control when Jerusalem fell to the rashidun caliphate in 637 the Byzantine Empire had held Jerusalem for hundreds of years until kalef Umar IB Al's forces conquered it this also marked the beginning of Muslim conquest of the Levant including the region of Palestine the cffs had begun a rapid conquest and by the mid 7th Century Muslim Arab armies

had conquered vast territories including Persia Egypt and much of the Byzantine Empire's former lands this marked the beginning of a long period of Muslim rule in the region following the initial Conquest the Arab and Islamic influence in Palestine grew as did Arabic as the dominant language and Islam as the primary religion over time many of the local inhabitants converted to Islam and became arabized though significant Christian and Jewish communities remained over the centuries the specific ruling dynasties and Empires changed ranging from the umiads and abbasids to the fatimids AIDS mamluks and finally the Ottomans what

was all what was all this area before the first world war when Britain got the Mandate over Palestine what was Palestine then Palestine was then the area between the Mediterranean and the Iraqian border you say there's no such thing e West Bank no easn West Bank was Palestine I'm a Palestinian