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Chapter 4 Section 1 pages 76-83 1. Write the definition for each word in the right column scribe 2. Use the vocabulary words to complete the following sentences. 1. The first known schools were established over 4,000 years ago in Sumer; graduates of the school became ____________. 2. Gilgamesh was the main character in an _______________, surplus that tells his heroic story. 3. Irrigation let early farmers grow a _____________ , or extra amount, of food that would be stored and used later. citystate 4. The people of Mesopotamia practiced _____________, or a belief in many gods. 5. Each Mesopotamian _________________ had its own government that ruled itself and the surrounding territory. polytheism Marduk with his dragon from a Babylonian cylinder seal 3. Using the map on pg RA16, unscramble the names of the modern countries that were part of ancient Mesopotamia. 1. Q R A I ___________________________________________ 2. Y T E U K R _______________________________________ 3. S I A R L E ________________________________________ Epic 4. N A E B L N O ______________________________________ 5. N A R I ____________________________________________ Use one of the above words in a sentence that demonstrates understanding of the word: Scavenger Hunt—Using Text Features ≈ N E E W B T E E H T V I R S R E ≈ Mesopotamia comes from the Greek words that mean “_________ __________ __________ __________ _________.” Chapter4 Section 1 : pages 76-83 1. Write the definition for each word in the right column scribe A professional writer 2. Use the vocabulary words to complete the following sentences. 1. The first known schools were established over 4,000 years ago in Sumer; graduates of the school became _scribes____. surplus An amount that is left over after a need has been met 2. Gilgamesh was the main character in an __epic poem__, that tells his heroic story. 3. Irrigation let early farmers grow a ___surplus ___ , or extra amount, of food that would be stored and used later. citystate A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory - a separate, independent state 4. The people of Mesopotamia practiced _polytheism_______, or a belief in many gods. 5. Each Mesopotamian ___city-state_________ had its own government that ruled itself and the surrounding territory. polytheism The belief in more than one- or manygods Marduk with his dragon from a Babylonian cylinder seal 3. Using the map on page 33, unscramble the names of the modern countries that were part of ancient Mesopotamia. 1. Q R A I ______Iraq_________________________________ 2. Y T E U K R ____Turkey_____________________________ Epic A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero 3. S I A R L E ____Israel______________________________ 4. N A E B L N O __Lebanon_____________________________ 5. N A R I _______Iran_________________________________ Scavenger Hunt—Using Text Features ≈ N E E W B T E E H T V I R S R E ≈ Mesopotamia comes from the Greek words that mean Use one of the above words in a sentence: the land between the rivers”