Fahmy 3030 History
tribe
American Indian group with its own leaders and lands with common customs and language
Carthage
An ancient city in northern Africa that was an important Phoenicians trading post
bedouins
Arabs who wander from place to place with their herds of camels, sheep and goats
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Built for Nebuchadnezzar's wife who missed the greenery of her homeland; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Nebuchadnezzar
Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Ten Commandments
God's basic rules for right and wrong
biblos
Greek word for Bible; papyrus and books made from it
Israel
Northern kingdom
middlemen
People who carry goods from one country to another
alphabet
Phoenicians most valuable contribution to the world
David
Second king of Israel
Judah
Southern Kingdom
Solomon
Third king of Israel
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
peninsula
a body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
Species
a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics
Timeline
a display of events in the order they occurred over time
Secondary Source
a document or written work or previously recorded created after an event has happened
Decade
a group or set of 10 years
Era
a large division of time
Millennium
a period of 1,000 years
Century
a period of 100 years
government
a system for what is deciding what laws govern a group of people
Hittites
among the first to build an empire
Interpretation
an explanation of the meaning of something
Artifact
an object made by people
artifact
any object made by people in the past (for example baskets, pots, clothing)
Baal
best known Canaanite god
granary
building for storing surplus (extras) in this case acorns
Solomon
built the Temple in Jerusalem
ceremony
celebration to honor a cultural or religious event
Babylon
center for world trade because of highway
Cyrus the Great
clever Persian ruler who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem
fault
cracks in the earth's surface
Persians
defeated the New Babylonian Empire
Greeks
defeated the Persians
Hebrews
descendants of Abraham
God's promise to Abraham
descendants would become a great nation
Phoenicians
developed first alphabet
division of labor
different workers do different jobs, sometimes influenced by gender
Source
document or reference work
arid
dry land
.edu
educational institution website ending
Integral
essential and necessary
surplus
extra food
agriculture
farming
Weir
fence built into the river to catch salmon
silt
fine grains of soil and rock which are fertile for growing
Phoenicians
first great sea traders
Saul
first king of Israel
judges
first rulers of Israel appointed by God
Primary Source
firsthand evidence of an event in history
Hammurabi
gathered laws of the First Babylonian Empire
barter
giving some of one's own goods for the goods that are needed
.gov
government website ending
Croesus
great riches led to the common saying "As rich as ______________"
classify
group information in different ways
empire
group of countries or kingdoms under the control of a more powerful ruler
Data
information, usually facts and figures
Jordan River
largest and most important river in Israel
Joshua
led the Israelites into victory at Jericho.
Moses
led the Israelites out of Egypt
Finite
limited; have boundaries
Saul
lost throne because of disobedience
Dead Sea
lowest place on earth's surface; saltiest body of water
Phoenicians
made the purple dye murex
mint
making coins
David
man after God's own heart
Lydians
minted the world's first coins
nomadic
moving from place to place
.org
organizational (usually nonprofit) website ending
papyrus
paper-like material made from papyrus plant
Asia Minor
penninsula that is the present day Turkey
caravan
people traveling in groups with their pack animals
Fossil
plant and animal remains that have been
Jonah
prophet sent by God to warn Nineveh to repent
Daniel
prophet who had great influence on the Babylonian Empire
murex
purple dye made from sea snail
Moses
recieved the ten commandments on Mt. Sinai
shaman
religious leader
Canaanites
so involved in wickedness that they left no great accomplishments
Evidence
something that shows proof that something is true
legends
stories passed down over time to explain how things in the world came to be
trade
the exchanging or selling of goods (objects, food clothes etc.)
Croesus
the last king of Lydia.
Paleontology
the study of fossils
Anthropology
the study of human culture and how it develops over time
Archaeology
the study of objects to learn about past human life
Asia, Africa, and Europe
the three continents that meet at the Middle East
Hittites
their re-discovery by archaeologists is evidence of the Bible's truth
violate
to disobey or break a rule or law
Plagiarize
to present someone's work as your own without giving that person credit for their work
Assyrians
took Israel's Northern Kingdom into captivity
Babylonians
took the Southern kingdom (Judah) into captivity
excellent harbors and great forests
two natural gifts that made the Phoenicians great sea traders
springs
water that flows through openings in the ground
Crossroads of the Ancient World
what the Middle East has been called
rest
what the ancient Middle Easterners often do in the middle of the day
Infinite
without limitations; to no end
specialize
work at one kind of job and learn to do it well