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Study Guide/ Unit 2: Mesopotamia
Section 1: Geography and the Fertile Crescent
1. Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
2. Which is the best explanation for why Mesopotamians built canals?
3. How long ago did hunter-gatherers settle in Mesopotamia?
Section 2: The Rise of Sumer
4. What is a good inference about why city-states fought for farmland?
5. What did Sargon’s empire have in common with other Mesopotamian city-states?
6. Who served as the link between the Sumerians and the gods?
7. What factor may have limited the growth of Sargon’s empire?
8. What areas did Sargon’s army defeat?
9. What king became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature?
10. What did the amount of land controlled by each city-state depend on?
11. Could Sumerian women become important religious leaders?
Section 3: Sumerian Achievements
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Describe (not define) cuneiform.
What was most likely the reason that ziggurats were tall?
What were Sumerian cities dominated by?
What did Sumerians use to make symbols on clay tablets?
On what number was the Sumerian math system based on?
Section 4: Later Peoples of the Fertile Crescent
17. What technology did the Hitites and Assyrians use in battle?
18. What was the relationship between trade and the spread of the Phoenician
alphabet?
19. What was the resource for which Phoenicia well known for?
20. What did Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar have in common?
21. What city-state rose to power after the death of Sargon I?
22. Babylon was located near present day ________________.
Don’t forget to study Chapter 3 Key Terms and People!