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History Ch3
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Bedouins | Arabs who wander from place to place with their herds of camels, sheep and goats |
papyrus | a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant |
murex | a kind of sea snail that was plentiful along the Phoenician coast and was used to make purple dye |
alphabet | Phoenicians invented their own signs that stood for the twenty-one basic consonant sounds in their language. Their most valuable contribution to the world. |
middleman | people who carry one country's goods to another country |
biblos | papyrus and the books that were made from it |
peninsula | a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides |
empire | a group of countries or kingdoms that are under the control of a more powerful ruler |
caravan | people traveling in groups with their pack animals |
barter | trading by giving some of your own goods for the goods that are needed |
mint | the making of coins |
fault | crack in the Earth's surface |
Judges | a leader chosen by God |