FIRST DAY OF WESTERN CIV?!?!?!?!!? CRAZYYY!!!!!

Today was our very first day of Western Civ with Mr. Schick! Hi from your old class Mr. Schick! We talked a little about the different things we would be doing in Western Civ then we did bookwork:

Fertile Crescent- has a curved shape and very rich land, it faces the Red Sea.

Mesopotamia- was in between the Tigris and Euphrates river, Greek word meaning "land between two rivers"

City-State- A city and the land surrounding it that is controlled by the same forces.

Dynasty- A familial legacy of rulers, in other words a series of rulers all stemming from the same bloodline.

Cultural Diffusion- When a culture jumps from one area into another.

Polytheism- to believe in several different gods.

Empire- Many different states/countries under the same rule.

Hammurabi- ruled over Babylon during its highest point.

Some disadvantages the Sumerians faced living in the Fertile Crescent were random flooding and unpredictable dry spells, limited amount of natural resources or building materials, and the lack of natural barriers to protect them.