Middle East (WOD)

This is an article for the Middle East in the Classic World of Darkness. Please see also Egypt and Mediterranean for more information.

Vampire: The Masquerade
See:
 * Ashirra
 * Assamites
 * Second City
 * Sihr

Mummy: The Resurrection
See Web of Faith

Hunter: The Reckoning
See Ikhwan Al-Safa

Timeline

 * Prehistory: Caine invents murder and deceit when he kills his brother Abel, fundamentally altering existence. The War is suddenly lethal. Abel's death also triggers a storm in the underworld.


 * Prehistory:The Grand Experiment. Lucifer selects 10 of his most trusted retainers and sends them to teach humankind the secrets of not only Creation but of Heaven as well. This knowledge spawns the Civilization of Ashes where human cities rival those built by the angels and include cities built upon oceans, mountains, deserts, and jungles. Enoch is likely one of these cities.


 * Prehistory (cWOD)|10500 BCE]]: The Beth-Alpha Synagogue in Galilee mosaic has encoded time indicators pointing to this year.


 * 9600 BCE: Ananasi Jericho Euler helps to build the ancient city of Jericho.


 * 4000 BCE: Assamite antitribu Izhim-ur-Baal was Embraced.


 * 4000 BCE: Babylon's first settlers arrive.


 * 4000 BCE-2800 BCE: Thanatoic and Ecstatic cults arise in India. The Akashic Brotherhood takes form in China and Tibet. Babylonian priest-scientists discover principles of geometry and astronomy, harnessing the power of mathematics and the heavens to the human will. Druidic priests and practitioners of magic raise Stonehenge in accordance with the movements of celestial bodies.


 * 3800 BCE: Sumer's Uruk period starts at about this time.


 * 3800 BCE: Babylonian tablet series named "The Day of Bel" is thought to have been written during this time, the reign of Sargon I, King of Agade.


 * 3500 BCE: Artisan-priests of Babylon discover sacred geometry and astrology.


 * 3200 BCE: - 2900 BCE: Sumer's Jemdat Nast period, best described as an extension and decline of the Uruk period.