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The letters A.D. mean "in the year of our Lord."
true
Who were some of the earliest known occupants of Asia Minor?
Hittites
geographers
an excavation site
What is a dig?
Who were the people whose ships connected the civilizations of the Middle East through trade and travel?
Phoenicians
What do you call an area of land completely surrounded by water?
island
a system of government to govern people and punish evil
What is a government?
What was a plant used for making a paper-like material?
papyrus
What is the box that explains what the symbols, lines, and colors on a map represent?
map key
Sir Leonard Woolley was a ___________ archaelogist who discovered Ur.
British
What was the first known civilization to develop and use writing?
Sumerians
What kind of map shows the geographical features of an area such as mountains, rivers, lakes, and deserts?
physical
What is the southern part of Sumer?
Chaldea
What were two Phoenician cities famous for producing purple dye and blown glass?
Tyre & Sidon
The four main directions on a compass are known as the _______________ directions.
cardinal