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Bellringer • What are some of the major waterways that surround the Fertile Crescent? (Map on page 28) Fertile Crescent Map • Draw a map of the Fertile Crescent using the majority of the page give to you in pencil • Label the rivers, Seas, and other landforms • Leave room for the Key • Once everything is labeled, show me your map and I will give you colored pencils • Map is due on Tuesday Bellringer • Describe the location of Mesopotamia. (Page 30) • Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday Items on Map • • • • • • • • Black Sea - Zagros Mountains Caucasus Mountains - Euphrates River Asia Minor - Mediterranean Sea Armenian Plateau - Phoenicia Taurus Mountains - Syrian Desert Mesopotamia - Canaan Tigris River - Persian Gulf Arabian Desert - Red Sea * Do NOT forget the KEY Bellringer • Read the first paragraph of Chapter 2-1 on page 29. (Do NOT write this part down) • What are three facts about the first schools of Sumer and scribes? (Write down) • Put Bellringers in Tray. • Put completed maps in the tray. • Read Chapter 1 and fill in the notes. Chapter 2: The Fertile Crescent Section 1: Land Between Two Rivers The Geographic Setting of the Fertile Crescent • The city of Sumer was located in the region of Mesopotamia • Mesopotamia had special attractions that drew people to settle there • Rich soil and life-giving rivers • People became farmers and city builders • Its central location within the ancient world drew many traders • Sumer became one of the most prosperous areas of the ancient world The Location of Mesopotamia • Its name describes its location • Word Mesopotamia comes from Greek words that mean between the rivers • Lies between the Tigris and Euphrates • Part of the Fertile Crescent • It is in the shape of a crescent moon • One of the best places in Southwest Asia for growing crops Rivers of Life and Death • Floods from the mountains bring fertile soil to the area in the spring • Floods left top soil; rivers supplied fish; strong reeds used to make boats; and clay for building • Floods did not also happen at the same time each year • Sometimes the floods would sweep away people, animals, and houses The First Cities • As farming became more successful, communities began to have more food • This lead to the building of cities • Built many houses, temples, busy shops, royal palace, and high walls to keep out invaders • Cities were spread out and each city acted as a state with its own special god or goddess, its own government, and eventually its own king • This is why they are called city-states Tour of a Sumerian City • Streets were very narrow that you had a hard time traveling • Houses faced away from crowded streets and into courtyards • During hot nights, people slept outdoors on their homes’ flat roofs • Oil lamps supplied light • Clay pipes carried away liquid waste Sumerian Religion • Giant stone buildings in the center of town were called ziggurat- main temples to the gods of the city • Made of terraces one on top of the other, linked by ramps and stairs • They believed that the gods descended to the Earth using the ziggurat as a ladder • People worshipped many gods and goddesses known as polytheism • Sumerian myths- stories about gods that explain people’s beliefs, warned that gods would punish people who angered them • Myths also promised rewards to people who served the gods well Section 1 Review 1. What geographic features helped civilization develop in Mesopotamia? Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 2. How did Mesopotamia become a center of trade? Centrally located Think-Pair-Share Activity • Make a T-chart • Left side has resources and geographic features to help a city grow • Right side has these resources lead to the growth of cities • Get at least three by yourself before working with a partner • After working with partners, we will share with the class