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Fertile Crescent Study Guide
VOCABULARY
Hammurabi’s Code of
Laws
Fertile Crescent
Silk Road
Caravans
Silt
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Definition
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MAIN IDEAS
Why do civilizations develop in the fertile
Crescent?
What are the 2 biggest and most important
civilizations of Mesopotamia?
Why was Hammurabi’s code significant?
How did the cities in Sumer develop?
Why was Babylon an important center of
trade?
Why did Medes and Chaldean join forces?
How was the geography of Mesopotamia
useful?
Be able to label the Tigris River, Euphrates
River, Mediterranean Sea, Fertile Crescent,
Mesopotamia, and Persian Gulf on a map.
Answer