| A | B |
|---|
| civilization | a place where people work together, they have a government, system of laws, form of writing, a way to earn a living, they also develop their own customs & culture (way of doing things) |
| Code of Hammurabi | 1st set of written laws - 1750 BCE |
| cuneiform | one of the earliest forms of writing in Sumeria |
| Fertile Crescent | fertile land located from Mesopotamia (Iraq) & the Persian Gulf to Israel & the Mediterreanean Sea ? looks like a Crescent moon |
| Mesopotamia | a civilization around 3500 - 500 BC located in modern -day Iraq ? Sumeria & Babylonia were part of Mesopotamia |
| obelisk | tall thin stone rising into the air ? a tower |
| polytheism | the belief in more than 1 god |
| Tigris & Euprates Rivers | center of Sumerian/Mesopotamian civilizations |
| alphabet | we use it today - it comes from the Phoenicians |
| capitalism | to make a profit |
| consumers | people who buy goods, food |
| cultural diversity | many different cultures in 1 area |
| culural diffusion | 2 or more cultures sharing ideas, food, etc. |
| dependent | you need someone, but they doN'T need you |
| eastern Mediterranean | the sea borders on the Middle East ? from Greece & Turkey in the north to Syria, Lebanon & Israel in the east to Egypt in the south |
| independent | self-sufficient - you doN'T need anyone |
| interdependent | you need someone AND they need you |
| mercantilism | an economic system, the buying & selling of goods |
| merchant | a person who sells goods; food, clothing |
| modern | things happen quickly, always changing |
| Phoenicians | people who became sea-traders because of their rocky land |
