1st day of western civ

  1.  
  • a region between the Tigris and Euphrates river was given the name the fertile crescent because of its curl shape. 
  • a land facing the Mediterranean sea and a plain was known as Mesopotamia.
  • independent countries or areas acting like independent countries used to, instead of being called countries, were called city-states.
  • Royal families try to keep within the blood line and pass on the crown to their sons (RARELY their daughters) and created a dynasty.
  • Jared diamond gradually speaking and putting English words into the New Guinean language is an example of cultural diffusion. 
  • the ancient Greeks believed in polytheism, worshiping many gods including: Zeus, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Demeter, Persephone, Hades, Poseidon, Ares, Hephaestus, Hestia, Hermes, Dionysus, Hecate. 
  • The roman empire consisted of previous independent states, and nations under one ruler. 
  • Hammurabi has a famous legacy of creating  a code of laws and he endured from 1792b.c. and the way through 1750b.c.. 
      2. 
  •  unpredictable flooding with period of little to no rain that sometimes turned the fertile crescent into almost a desert 
  • no natural protection barriers
  • The natural resources were limited and building materials and other necessary items were scarce. 



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