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Mesopotamia
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Ancient History 10
Instructions:
Read pages 31-37 and answer the following questions about Mesopotamia
1.
Describe Neolithic culture and explain what the word means.
2.
Explain the location of “Fertile Crescent” and after answering the
question shade in that area on the map of Ancient Mesopotamia.
3.
Describe the ways in which Jericho is a representation of the “Neolithic
Revolution.”
4.
Provide a definition of the concept of civilization.
5.
What four regions are known as the cradles of civilization and what
countries are they in?
6.
Geographically where is Mesopotamia located and when did the
civilization begin to form?
7.
Sumeria was the first true civilization, located in southeast
Mesopotamia; a significant part of their society was a type of building
called ziggurats. Describe their purpose and appearance.
8.
Explain what a city-state is and how it functioned.
9.
In 3200 B.C. a whole system of pictographic writing was invented, we are
told this did not happen symbol by symbol but was created in its entirety
from the start. Create a hypothesis about why the pictographic system
was created this way and at this period in history, use evidence from the
text to support your hypothesis.
Ms. Ripley
Adapted from Mr. Roper