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Mesopotamia Homework
1.) Please read on Discovery Education, Chapter 3, sections 1-3 (3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
Check Point A: Due 10/13 (A Day) & 10/14 (B Day)
2.) Please define the following words using Discovery Education (highlighted in blue in each section)
a. Section 3.1: City-state, Fertile Crescent, Silt, Irrigation, Drought, Scribe, Textile
b. Section 3.2: Polytheism, Deity, Ziggurat, Patriarchal, Empire
c. Section 3.3: Epic
Check Point B: Due 10/15 (A Day) & 10/16 (B Day)
3.) Please answer the following questions using 1-2 complete sentences:
a. Section 3.1
i. Where was ancient Mesopotamia located? (pg.1)
ii. What was the physical geography of Mesopotamia like? (pg. 3)
iii. How did the Mesopotamians control river floods? (pg. 4)
iv. What agricultural innovations came from Mesopotamia? (pg. 5)
v. How did farming advances make room for other jobs in Mesopotamia? (pg. 6)
vi. How did Mesopotamians transport their goods to and from trade centers?(pg 8)
Check Point C: Due 10/19 (A) and 10/20 (B)
b. Section 3.2
i. Explain the role that religion played in Mesopotamian society. (pg.1 )
ii. How was Mesopotamian society organized? pg. (2)
iii. Who held the power in Mesopotamian society? Explain (pg. 3)
iv. Describe what life was like for the lower classes in Mesopotamian society;
merchants, artisans, scribes, farmers and enslaved people (pg. 4).
v. Describe the life and responsibilities of a woman in Ancient Mesopotamia (pg.
5).
vi. Describe the three empires of Mesopotamia (pg. 7-8)
Check Point D: Due 10/21 (A Day) and 10/22 (B Day)
c. Section 3.3
i. Why was the development of writing so important? What was it called? How
was it written? What was its impact on the world? (pg. 1)
ii. What does “The Epic of Gilgamesh” tell us about Sumerian culture? (pg. 3)
iii. How did the creation of a calendar improve agriculture? (pg. 4)
iv. Explain how Mesopotamian technological innovations improved agriculture,
trade and transportation (pg. 5).
v. How did Hammurabi’s Code impact life in Mesopotamia? (pg. 6-7)
vi. How did the Code of Hammurabi change the idea of justice and impact law and
order today? (pg. 8)
Check Point E: Due 10/26 (A Day) and 10/27 (B Day)
4.) Modern Day Civilization Characteristic Graphic Organizer (will be explained and handed out in
class)