Download Mesopotamia Study Guide - Mrs. Randjelovic`s Social Studies Class

Study Guide for Summative Test on The Fertile Crescent -Test on Tuesday, October 28
Resources to study from:
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Textbook p. 32-54
Worksheets and notes in spiral and
folder
Past quizzes on Section 1 and 2
Map of Mesopotamia
Empire chart made in class
Know terms below:
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Key ideas to Understand:
1. Why did civilization develop in the Fertile
Crescent?
2. Why did Babylon become a center of trade?
3. Why is Hammurabi’s Code significant?
4. Why were scribes so important and what
material did they use for writing?
5. What are some legacies of Mesopotamia?
Know people and empires:
surplus
bazaar
irrigation
city-state
scribe
polytheism
empire
cuneiform
caravan
Hammurabi’s Code
Fertile Crescent
Alphabet
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Gilgamesh – legendary
God-king of Uruk
King Sargon I
King Hammurabi
King Nebuchadnezzar
Sumerian City-States
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
New Babylonian Empire
Phoenicians
Persian Empire
Know locations on a map:
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Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Fertile Crescent
Extended Response Question:
Be able to identify and explain 2 ways that geography impacted the development of the Mesopotamian
civilization.
Bonus Point Opportunity:
Complete online textbook self-test – go to www.PHSchool.com.
Enter Webcode: lba-2205 (Directions can also be found on page 67)
***Print off results to receive credit***
Study Guide Break Down
Day 1:
Key Idea #1: Why did civilizations develop in the Fertile Crescent?
Study the following terms:
Surplus
city state
irrigation
city-state
scribe
polytheism
Day 2:
Key Idea #2: Why did Babylon become a center of trade?
Study the following terms:
Empire
Crescent
Hammurabi’s Code
cuneiform
caravan
Alphabet
Fertile
Day 3:
Key Idea #3: Why is Hammurabi’s Code significant?
Study the following people:
Gilgamesh (legendary God-king of Uruk)
King Sargon I
King Hammurabi
King Nebuchadnezzar
Day 4:
Key Idea #4: Why were scribes so important and what material did they use for writing?
Study the following city-states/empires: (know key accomplishments of each)
Sumerian City-States
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
New Babylonian Empire
Phoenicians
Persian Empire
Day 5:
Key Idea #5: What are some legacies of Mesopotamia?
Study the following locations on a map:
Persian Gulf Mediterranean Sea
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Fertile Crescent
Day 6:
Study Extended Response Question: Be able to identify and explain 2 ways that
geography impacted the development of the Mesopotamian civilization.
Do the Bonus Opportunity
Review any material you need.