Download Unit 3 Mesopotamia Exam Study Guide

Unit3MesopotamiaExamStudyGuide
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44pointspossible
6vocabularymatching&2writeyourowndefinitions
10multiplechoice
2shortanswersconcerningcivilization…(3pointseach)
4analyzethemap…(multiplechoice)
4analyzethechart…(shortanswer)
4analyzelawsfromHammurabi’sCode…(multiplechoice)
3readandrespondtoashortpieceoftext…(2pointseach)
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Mesopotamia
TheFertileCrescent
Sumer
Sumerians
city-states
levee
aqueduct
silt
floodplain
civilization
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socialstructure
artisan
scribe
ziggurat
polytheism
arch
pictograph
cuneiform
empire
tribute
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Thetransitionfromnomadstofarmers(page1)
o HowdoesagricultureinfluenceMesopotamiancity-states?
o Howdoesagricultureinfluenceeverydaylife?
TradeandTransportation(page2)
o Whatisatrader?
o Whatisatradecenter?
o Whatisthepurposeoftrade?
o Whattypesofnaturalresourcesaretraded?
o WhateffectsdoestradehaveonMesopotamiancity-states?
Whatisacivilizationandpartsofacivilization(pages3,4,&5)
o Stablefoodsupply
o Socialstructure
o Systemofgovernment
o Religioussystem
o Highlydevelopedculture(art)
o Technology
o Writtenlanguage
TheAncientCivilizationofSumer(pages3,4,&5)
o HowdoesSumerfulfillthedifferentaspectsofacivilization?
TheGeographyofMesopotamia(page8)
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o WhatarethepositiveandnegativeaspectsofMesopotamia’sgeography?
o CanyoulocatetheTigrisandEuphratesRivers?
o CanyoulocatetheZagrosandTaurusMountains?
o CanyoulocatetheSyrianDesert?
o CanyoulocatethePersianGulfandtheMediterraneanSea?
TheEvolutionofWritingandCuneiform(pages9&10)
o Howdidtradeinfluencethedevelopmentofwriting?
o Whatisapictograph?Whatisanideograph?
Hammurabi’sCode(pages13&15)
TheEpicofGilgamesh(videosonwebsite)
TheEmpiresofMesopotamia(pages13&14)
o The4MajorMesopotamianEmpires(Akkadians,Babylonians,Assyrians,andNeoBabylonians)
§ Capitalcity,greatleaderandaccomplishments
StudyMethods
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Makeflashcards
Practicewritingdefinitionsinyourownwords
CreateyourownKahootreviewgame
Re-Writeyourassignmentsonanewpieceofpaper
Sitatacomputer(writewithpencilandpaper)allthepossiblequestionsyoucanthinkofthatcould
possiblybeonthetestandtheiranswers
UsetheDragonDictionApptocomeupwithpossibletestquestions
WatchvideosontheGeographyVideospageofourwebsite
ReviewPowerPointsonourwebsite
• GoontotheInternetandlookupthevocabularywords,thecontentterms,
andtheconceptscoveredinclass.Seewhatyoufind.Takenotes…watch
videos…lookatimages!!!
StudyaLittleBitEverydayFromNowUntiltheTest!!!!!