How did the interplay of cultures in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean basins in the first millennium B.C.E
affect the development of civilization in those areas? How did the isolation characteristic of cultures in the Americas affect the development of civilizations there?
Answers will vary but correct responses should include: Phoenician and Greek colonization and trade made the Mediterranean a highway of cultural exchange. Around and across its peninsulas lay a thick crust of peoples who could build up a large surplus of resources, strong states, monumental cities, literate culture, and vibrant art. The other peoples who lived around the sea also help us understand the later role of the region in the world and what would make the Mediterranean a potential forge of empires and fount of influence. The isolation of the Americas affected the development of civilizations there, keeping it slow and localized.
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