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Ancient Civilizations of the Fertile Crescent
Directions: Use your textbook, notes, worksheets, and helpful websites to help you fill in this chart about
civilizations of the Fertile Crescent.
Sumerians
Orange Textbook Chapter 2, Section 1 (p.33-35)
Location
(Use modern day countries and
bodies of water to write
descriptions of where each
civilization was located.)
Located mainly in modern
day Iraq
Borders Persian Gulf
Surrounded by the Tigris
and Euphrates Rivers
Important People
(List at least one important person
from each civilization that made a
contribution or had an impact on its
people. Explain why or how this
person helped its civilizations.)
King Gilgamesh of Uruk- half man
and half god and protected his
people from monsters and
invaders.
Accomplishments/
Contributions
(List innovations or technologies created by each
civilization. Choose at least one method to describe how
it improved the lives of the people.)
Wheel- The wheel helped Sumerian merchants
carry huge bundles of goods from city-state to
city-state on a wheeled cart.
Cuneiform -Writing; Dikes; Canals; Plow; citystates
Which features represent Sumerian accomplishments?
WRITING; RISE OF CITIES; TECHNOLOGY
Babylonians
Orange Textbook Chapter 2, Section 2 (p.38-40 & p.42)
Location
(Use modern day countries and
bodies of water to write
descriptions of where each
civilization was located.)
Important People
(List at least one important person
from each civilization that made a
contribution or had an impact on its
people. Explain why or how this
person helped its civilizations.)
Accomplishments/
Contributions
(List innovations or technologies created by each
civilization. Choose at least one method to describe how
it improved the lives of the people.)
Modern Day Iraq
Persian Gulf to
Mediterranean Sea
Runs the length of the Tigris
and Euphrates Rivers
King Hammurabi is most
important ruler of Babylon.
Known for setting up a code of
laws
Code of Hammurabi
Hanging Gardens
King Nebuchadazzer rules for 40+
years and built The Hanging
Gardens
Which features represent Babylonian accomplishments?
Assyrians
Orange Textbook Chapter 2, Section 2 (p.38-40)
Location
(Use modern day countries and
bodies of water to write
descriptions of where each
civilization was located.)
 Spans majority of
Middle East
 Mesopotamia to
Egypt
Important People
(List at least one important person
from each civilization that made a
contribution or had an impact on its
people. Explain why or how this
person helped its civilizations.)

Accomplishments/
Contributions
(List innovations or technologies created by each
civilization. Choose at least one method to describe how
it improved the lives of the people.)

Which features represent Assyrian accomplishments?
Phoenicians
Orange Textbook Chapter 2, Section 4 (p.48-50)
Location
(Use modern day countries and
bodies of water to write
descriptions of where each
civilization was located.)
Important People
(List at least one important person
from each civilization that made a
contribution or had an impact on its
people. Explain why or how this
person helped its civilizations.)
Accomplishments/
Contributions
(List innovations or technologies created by each
civilization. Choose at least one method to describe how
it improved the lives of the people.)
Which features represent Phoenician accomplishments?
Israelites
Orange Textbook Chapter 2, Section 4 (p.51-53)
Location
(Use modern day countries and
bodies of water to write
descriptions of where each
civilization was located.)
Important People
(List at least one important person
from each civilization that made a
contribution or had an impact on its
people. Explain why or how this
person helped its civilizations.)
Accomplishments/
Contributions
(List innovations or technologies created by each
civilization. Choose at least one method to describe how
it improved the lives of the people.)
Which features represent Israelite accomplishments?
Additional Resource:
http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.php
https://sites.google.com/site/1ancientcivilizationsforkids/ancient-iraq-mesopotamia