Download Mesopotamia Review Packet

Mesopota mia Review Packet
Geography:
• Where was the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia) located?
- between the
and
-stretched from the
Rivers
Gulf to the
Sea.
• Why was it called the Fertile Crescent?
• Mesopotamia means “
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• Mesopotamia is located in modern day
., on the continent of ____________
• What geographic features helped civilizations develop in Mesopotamia?
What inventions help create a stable food supply?
What is the importance of a scribe?
Explain how having a stable food supply led to a complex division of labor (different people have different jobs)
List the social classes of Mesopotamia and the type of people found in each class.
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Describe the ZIGGURAT.
Describe a Sumerian city-state.
Describe the development of early writing. (4 stages)
Explain Hammurabi’s most famous law: “ an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”.
Did the Code of Hammurabi offer equal justice? Why or why not?
Put the following empires in the order in which they controlled the Mesopotamia area. List the
contribution/achievements of the civilizations in Mesopotamia in the space provided
Sumerians
Empire
1.
2.
3.
4.
Phoenicians
Babylonians
Current day location
Akkadians
Contribution/ Achievement
The Mesopotamians were faced with four key problems as they tried to survive in a difficult environment. As
they solved a problem, it created a new problem that needed to be resolved. Complete the following flowchart
with the problems and the solution that Mesopotamia encountered.
Problem #1
Solution to Problem #1
Problem #2
Solution to Problem #2
Problem #3
Solution to Problem #3
Problem #4
Solution to Problem #4
Write a characteristic of a civilization in each box and then give an example of how Sumer
demonstrated this characteristic.
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Characteristics
of a Civilization
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Highly Developed
Culture/ Arts
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Directions: Write the definition of each vocabulary word in the provided box.
Civilization
Ziggurat
City-state
Scribe
Empire
Code of Hammurabi
Polytheism
Theocracy
Status
Monarchy
Irrigation system
Social Structure
Equal Justice
Cuneiform
Levees