UNIT 3 part 2 Flashcards
(65 cards)
What period is Sumerians
Ancient Period
a group of people who lived in Mesopotamia near the Persian Gulf at about 4,000 ВС.
Sumerians
They became prosperous, as well as skilled farmers and cattle breeders
Sumerians
They invented money and writing (as a means to record and settle business transactions).
sumerians
They converted _____ to alcoholic beverages or beers which became the most common consumed beverage in Sumerian society. Their beverages were safer to drink than their water.
grains, Sumerians
Since their states covered a large geographic area,
their traders required the services of travelers, namely: food, drinks, and shelter.
Sumerians
___________ were established-the first hospitality business (3000 BC).
Local taverns
the king of Babylon who created the Code of Hammurabi. This code required tavern owners to report customers who planned crimes in these taverns.
Hammurabi
If a “sister of god” (nun) who is not living in a
convent opens a wine shop or enters a wine shop for a drink, they shall burn that woman.
Hammurabi Decrees in
Code 110:
If bad characters gather in the house of a wine seller and she does not arrest those characters and bring them to the palace, that wine seller shall be put to death.
Hammurabi Decrees in
Code 109:
In 2000 BC, a considerable amount of trade had developed among the people of the _______. Many become traders of exotic goods.
Middle East, Early Traders
They needed hospitality services for their long journeys.
Early Traders
Individuals set ups ____ which provided food and shelter to travelers.
caravanserai
what are the 3 significant empires that flourished
egyptian, greek, roman
The famous pyramids or tombs for the pharaohs
became tourist attractions.
Egyptian Empire
People traveled to attend religious festivals.
Egyptian Empire
were the first to see that food service and lodging should be provided to travelers.
ancient egyptians
The ancient Egyptians were the first to see that food service and lodging should be provided to travelers.
Egyptian Empire
They were the first to begin the activity we now call
tourism and hospitality.
Ancient Egyptians
What empire is this: The city-states were united by __________ in the middle of the third century. His son, Alexander the Great, built an empire that surrounded the Mediterranean and extended as far east as India.
Greek empire, philip of macedonia
They were dedicated travelers. Inns and taverns became common in ancient Greece.
Greek empire
Restaurants in this empire were often respected and served fine food.
Greek empire
By the time Rome had conquered most of Western Europe and the Middle East, inns and taverns were established throughout the empire.
Roman Empire
They constructed elaborate inns along the main roads for officials and couriers of the Roman government.
Roman Empire