WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Lydia, ancient land of western Anatolia, extending east from the Aegean Sea and occupying the valleys of the Hermus and Cayster rivers. The Lydians were said to be the originators of gold and silver coins.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sardis was the capital of the flourishing Lydian kingdom of the 7th century bce and was the first city where gold and silver coins were minted. From about 560 to about 546 Sardis was ruled by Croesus, who was renowned for his great wealth and was the last king of Lydia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asia Minor (Little Asia, in Latin) is what the Romans called the Anatolian Peninsula, as it was the westernmost point of Asia and also a small one compared to the rest of Asia, thus why “Little Asia”.