Chapter 4 Sections 3 and 4 Vocabulary

The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

• Geography

• Silk Roads

• Economic

• Supply

A source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.

• Water Trade Routes

• Demand

• Resources

• Globalization

Empire is any of a series of imperial dynasties centered in Persia (modern-day Iran).

• Europeans

• Persians

• Mongols

• Romans

Too great to be overcome

• Insurmountable

• Huge

• Tiny

• Trade

Exchange (something) for something else

• Resources

• Economy

• Trade

• Supply

An ancient network of trade routes that for centuries were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent

• Cultural Diffusion

• Resources

• Mediterranean Sea

• Silk Road

The spread of culture, including aspects such as clothing and food, from one group to another, typically as a result of making contact.

• Trade Routes

• Cultural Diffusion

• Globalization

• Insurmountable

The spread of culture, including aspects such as clothing and food, from one group to another, typically as a result of making contact.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Globalization

• Phoenicians

• Persians

Pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.

• Demand

• Phoenicians

• Water Trade Routes

• Economic

Economic concept that describes the total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers

• Resources

• Trade

• Supply

• Demand