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CHAPTER 2 LESSON 3 The First Communities
Geography Practice
Early Farming Communities
The Fertile Crescent extends through parts of southwest Asia. Although the
surrounding region is mainly desert, the Fertile Crescent is an arc of land that
provides some of the best farming in the area.
It includes the lands facing the Mediterranean Sea and a plain that became known
as Mesopotamia, “the land between the rivers.” The rivers framing Mesopotamia are
the Tigris and Euphrates.
As early as 11,000 B.C., people began settling in this region and in nearby areas.
There is archaeological evidence of a number of agricultural settlements. Catal
Huyuk, which you read about in Chapter 2, Lesson 3, is shown on this map and was
one of the early sites in the general area.
CHAPTER 2
Early Farming Communities, 8000–5000 B.C.
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PRACTICE
CHAPTER 2
Use the map to do these activities and answer these questions.
1.
Which agricultural settlement was located farthest south in the western part of the
Fertile Crescent?
2.
Which settlement on the map is located the farthest north?
3.
What four major bodies of water surround this region?
4.
Color in the Fertile Crescent.
5.
What was the approximate distance from Catal Huyuk to Eridu?
APPLY
With a partner, research one of the early sites other than Catal Huyuk shown on the map,
What features of the specific location made it a good spot for an agricultural settlement?
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