Download Warm UP Land Between Two Rivers Ch 4

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”