Ancient Middle East 고대 중동 관련단어 영영풀이

[Ancient Middle East 고대 중동 관련단어 영영풀이]

 

ancient

adjective : from a very long time ago

Jerusalem

noun : an ancient city now located in the country of Israel; considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims

Persians

noun : people of the Persian empires; an ethnic group in modern Iran

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Babylon

noun : an ancient Mesopotamian city that was prominent during the Assyrian, Persian, and Greek empires

Canaan

noun : an ancient region between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea

cuneiform

adjective : relating to wedge-shaped writing used in parts of the ancient Middle East

Euphrates River

noun : a river that runs through present-day Iraq; along with the Tigris River, one of the rivers along which the earliest known civilizations developed

Fertile Crescent

noun : a crescent-shaped region of the Middle East that extends from the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the northern coast of the Persian Gulf

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

noun : legendary raised gardens in the city of Babylon; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Hebrews

noun : an ancient ethnic group living in the region of Canaan; the ancestors of modern Jews

Hittites

noun : an ancient people and civilization centered in what is now Turkey

Mediterranean Sea

noun : a large body of salt water that separates Europe from northern Africa; the site of many powerful ancient civilizations

Middle East

noun : a region of southeastern Asia and northern Africa that includes the Arabian Peninsula and the countries that surround it

Persia

noun : a former name of the modern-day country of Iran

Persian Wars

noun : a series of conflicts between ancient Greece and Persia

Tigris River

noun : a river that runs through present-day Iraq; along with the Euphrates, one of the rivers along which the earliest known civilizations developed