Nat Geo Chapter 3 Section 1.1-1.3 - LaDonna Aldrich-Means | Library

Read pages 66-71 in your Nat Geo textbook.

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Using what you know and what you can observe, what do you infer the lion might represent?

Objective: Analyze how the geography of Mesopotamia helped create the conditions for civilization to emerge by finding text evidence in your text book.

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What does "Mesopotamia" mean?

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What two rivers run through Mesopotamia?

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What mountains make up the eastern border of Mesopotamia?

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What body of water borders the south of Mesopotamia?

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Which of the following made farming diffiult in Mesopotamia? (Check more than one)

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What is silt?

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What new methods and technology did farmers in Mesopotamia use to take advantage of the fertile soil?

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Ample food led to population growth, which led to... (Choose more than one)

Objective: Describe how the city-states of Sumer formed Southwest Asia’s first civilization by analyzing text.

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Where did Mesopotamia's first civilization arise?

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Sumer was run by _____.

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List 5 facts and/or observations about the city of Ur that you read in your text book:

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In what ways did the rivers support agriculture and the city-states?

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Order Sumer's social class from most powerful and wealthy to least.

farmers
kings
slaves
administrators, scribes, merchants, artisans
priests

Objective: Summarize how important religion was to Sumerians and describe the monumental structures they built to please their gods by citing text evidence.

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A belief in many gods is _____.

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Sumerian tools and weapons were made of ___.

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The Sumerians believed that _____ had the power to cause destructive rains and floods.

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Formal series of acts always performed in the same way are _____.

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A huge pyramid-shaped temple was a _____ and the shrine on top is where the deity of the city-state lived.

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Priests climbed 100 or more steps to the shrine at the top of the ziggurat to worship the city god. Why do you think the shrine is positioned so high?

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