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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 “ “ • 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. • • • 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. • • Example: Example: • Example: • Example: Characteristics of a Civilization • Example: Highly Developed Culture/ Arts • Example: • Example: • Example: • Example: • Example: 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