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Unit 2 - 9th (extra)
Unit 2: First Civilizaitons (extra)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| artisan | person skilled at a craft |
| cuneiform | Sumerian (Mesopotamia) writing |
| dynasty | ruling family |
| empire | people/civilization governed by a single ruler |
| Fertile Crescent or Cradle of Civilization | nickname given to Mesopotamia |
| Indus Valley Civilization (geography) | civilization developed in India along the Indus River. It is influenced by monsoons. |
| Louis and Mary Leakey | Archeologists who discovered that human first developed in Africa |
| Phoenicians | Mesopotamian civilization that developed the first alphabet |
| prehistory | before written history |
| Shang Dynasty (geography) | civilization that developed in China along the Huang He River. It had many natural barriers (mountains, desert, ocean, jungles). |