Jordan

Jordan was found around about 2,000 B.C. In about 1,200 B.C., four semitic people, the Ammonites, the Amorties, the Edomites, and the Moabites, all farmed and traded east of the Jordan River.  In 900 B.C., King Solomon and King David conquered the Israelites.  The Nabataeans became powerful in about 400 B.C., and their art was also very popular after 331 B.C.  In about 60 B.C., the Romans took control of Jordan and built trading centers in Philadelphia (Amman) and Gerasa (Jarash.)  In 1250 B.C., Israel’s people entered the Promise Land after a long march through Jordan.  In 587 B.C., Jerusalem was destroyed and many Israelites were taken captive.  Around 400 B.C., the Nabataeans incorporated Jordan in their kingdom.  In 63 B.C., the Romans built Jerash which is a very well-preserved city and a present day tourist attraction.  

In 750 A.D., the Umayyads were overthrown by a new dynasty, the Abbasids, who where previous rulers of Baghdad.  In 1086 A.D., the Seljuk Turks invaded the Middle East.  Then in 1946, the Transjordan won full independence. 

In 1951, King Abdallah was assassinated while visiting East Jerusalem.  In 1952, Hussein II became the King of Jordan.  In October of 1973, the war between Israel against Egypt and Syria did not seriously affect Jordan.  Finally, in 1994 Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel.