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Syria
is the cradle of the great civilizations , and the
accomplishments of it's her ancient
peoples are renowned throughout the world .
It was
here where agriculture began ten
thousand years ago , that settlement commenced and civilization
emerged . houses , not caves , became man’s dwelling , and he
embarked on a journey of self-discovery . he observed heaven and
sang the earliest hymns . He tried his hand at drawing and
sculpture . Evidence of these ancient arts are found all over
Syria , at Mereibet . Jeyroud , Yabroud , and on the river banks
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Syria
also presented the world with another discovery . It was here
that copper was made pliable and bronze civilization came into
being at Tel Halaf.
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At
Mari ( Tel Hariri ), by the Euphrates and elsewhere , there was
an abundance of palaces , temples and murals reflecting advanced
cultural and commercial activity .
The
kingdom of Ugarit ( Ras Shamra ) offered mankind the first
alphabet in history .At Elba ( Tel Merdikh ) , a royal palace
was discovered containing one of the largest and most
comprehensive .
Documentary archives of the ancient world . These specialized in
industrial , diplomatic, commercial and administrative matters ,
in addition to war and peace relations with other countries .
The
Amorites , the Canaanites and the phoenicians inhabited the
coastal regions , the Arameans were the highlanders , and the
Nabateans inhabited the south .
Successive waves of migrations from the Arab peninsula gave an
Arab identity to Syria , and it managed to withstand the
invasions by Hittites, Persians, Greeks and Romans . The Islamic
conquest of 636 A.D . only confirmed this Arab identity and gave
a sense of unity to the land .
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