Sep 6- No School
Sep 7-Phoenicia
Political
Dominated by city-states
Wars- Carthage
King had limited power bc merchant families had a say in the government
Evidence of their law was destroyed in war
War
Punic Wars with carthage
Rome and carthage
Series of 3 wars
Economy
Diverse
Relied on trade
Made their living in trading and merchandising
Geography
Control went all across the Mediterranean Sea
Lived on east of Mediterranean Sea
Bound by sea and Lebanon mountains
Cities built in islands off the coast for protection
Religion
Polytheistic
Most gods had temples and sacrifices
Described as sinful in the Bible
- Baal and Astarte
Sep 8-
Language
Canaanite language
Not much of the text survived
Writing materials were to weak
Many used this language to develop their own
Used 25 signs (Alphabet)
Gender roles
Could divorce men
Many prostitutes
Covered
Low jobs like weaving textiles
No say in government
Sumerians
Economy
Reliant on agriculture
Traded
Jobs scaled with the social classes
Women had less important jobs
Social Classes
King
Merchants and traders
Slaves, peasants
Religion
Worshipping nature
Humans became associated with parts of nature
Gods were controlling nature
Gods associated with one particular city-state
Education
School was temple and priests taught students
Mostly wealthy males
School lasted from sun-up to sun-down
Praise and punishment was extreme
Entertainment
Music festivals
Created a harp like instrument
Board games
Boxing and wrestling
Writing poetry
Gender roles- women
Depended on your social class
Took care of the children
Sold goods
Given some authority, could own property, and attend legal matters without their husband
Gender roles- men
Slaves, peasants
farmers, trader
Lawmakers, priests, rulers
Politics
18 major cities functioned independently
Organized city-states each ruled by their own king
Government regulated religion
Court system
Class system
- Rulers of the different city-state fought wars over land and control of all of Sumeria
Sep 9- Gone
Sep 10- Gone
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