Unit 2 - Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent Vocabulary Notes

• I can identify the vocabulary word that goes with each definition.

Use pages 108 - 115 of your World History Textbook to complete the Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent Vocabulary worksheet.

Word Banks

Page 1:

specialization          Sumer               fertile

Middle East            Ur                      scarce

civilization              Mesopotamia   Nomads

domesticate            city-state           crescent

agriculture

Page 2:

scribe          Babylon          Cuneiform

stylus          classes            Henry Rawlinson

Clients        Slaves            Nobles           commoners       Sumerian Society

Page 3:

Use textbook pages 108 - 115

No Homework

12/7/15 - Unit 2 - Mapping the Fertile Crescent

• I can locate and label important physical features and cities on a map of Mesopotamia.

12/7/15 - Finished Mesopotamia map

12/4/15 - Unit 2 - The Sumerians/Brainpop Video

• I can read for information about ancient civilizations and the Sumerians.
• I can record important details about what life was like in ancient Sumer and Babylon. 

Watch Brain Pop Video on 

Mesopotamia and The Sumerians

https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/sumerians/

Username: oncoma

Password: ocmsls

Directions:
Read Pages 108 - 115 of your Social Studies World Text book
Use the Note Taking Packet to help you record important information from each section of the text.

12/3/15 - Unit 2 - Mesopotamia and the Geography of the Fertile Crescent

Directions:
Read Chapter 5 Pages 102 - 107
Complete the "Think About It" questions on page 107 (#1, 2, 3, & 5)

12/2/15 - Unit 2 - Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

Directions: Watch the video and then answer the key questions on loose leaf.

Key Questions:
1. What does the word 'mesopotamia' mean?
2. Describe a city-state.
3. What is a Ziggurat?
4. Who could speak to the gods?
5. Name the 2 rivers that Mesopotamia was located in between?
6. What was the name of their writing system?
7. What kinds of things did they write down?
8. Name the 3 important things writing did ?
9. Who was Hammurabi? 
10. Tell me about Hammurabi's law code. 
11. Why were early civilizations always located on a river, or a source of fresh water?

12/1/15 - Unit 2 - Early Indian River Valley Civilizations

Directions:
Read Chapter 6 Pages 134 - 139
Complete the "Think About It" questions on page 139 (#1, 2, 3, & 4)