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Name _________________________________________ Date __________ Period _____ The Fertile Crescent Study Guide Directions: Using the learning objectives effectively can help you to create a study guide of your own! For this study guide, answer the questions by labeling, writing sentences, or completing a graphic organizer. If a learning objective has a small box to the left of the number, practice this on your own. 1. Locate and label the following places on a map such as: the Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia, Tigris River, Euphrates River, Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea and mountains. 2. Recognize the names of ancient places such as Sumer, Ur, Akkad, Babylonia, Babylon, Assyria, Jerusalem, and Canaan. 3. Explain how the geography of the Fertile Crescent impacted the civilizations. Geographical Feature desert Tigris/ Euphrates Rivers plain mountains Impact on the people 4. Describe the polytheistic religion of the early people (4 B’s). Where? With who? Began Beliefs Monotheistic or Polytheistic (circle one and explain): Divine Kingship: Rituals: Books Buildings Who 5. Describe the philosophy behind Hammurabi’s Code. Who was the civilization? Who were the leaders? What type of government? What is the philosophy of government (how ruled or organized)? What Laws? How impact the people? 6. Compare Hammurabi’s Code to the laws in our society. Hammurabi’s Code Both Our laws Ideas come from the Senate, House of Representatives or citizens Then it becomes a bill and it is voted on by both houses President signs a bill into law, or he can veto it We have many, many laws with fair and just punishments We do not believe in an eye for an eye philosophy 7. Compare and contrast Babylonia and Assyria. Babylonia/Babylon Both Assyria 8. Describe the Hebrew religion of Judaism Began Where? With who? Beliefs: Polytheistic or Monotheistic (circle one and explain): Rituals: Rules to Follow: How would someone be impacted by believing in this religion? Books Buildings 9. Identify the legacy or lasting accomplishments of the people of the Fertile Crescent. Sumerians Divine Kingship: Class system: Irrigation: number 60: wheel: plow: Cuneiform: Babylonians Hammurabi’s Code: Place value: Eclipses: Taxes: Hanging Gardens: JQW: Assyrians Library: Hebrews Judaism: Phoenicians & Lydians trade and culture: Bartering: Coins: Alphabet (phonics): JQW____________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________