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Unit 2 Lesson 5 x201C x201D SB 141 142 fertile x2014 adj able to produce crops and plants easily and plentifully page 240 channeled x2014 v past tense of channel to form cut. Mesopotamia. Humans lived as . nomads for tens of . thousands of years . before slowly . settling down in . various parts of the . world. . Nomads are . people who have no . permanent home and . travel in search of food and safety. . Sumer, Akkadia, Babylon, and others in the Fertile Crescent. 9. th. Grade Integrated Honors. Mr. Coia. Key Terms. Mesopotamia. : An ancient region of southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq. Probably settled before 5000 B.C., the area was the home of numerous early civilizations, including Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria. . c. 8000 BC c. 3600 BC c. 3200 BC c. 2334 c. 1792 c. 539. Development of agriculture Civilizations begin first writings using Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi of Cyrus the Great. 6.8. On a historical map, locate and describe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Zagros and Caucuses Mountains, Persian Gulf, Caspian and Black Sea, Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee and explain why the region is referred to as the Fertile Crescent. . By Lauren Feeley. &. Angel Nieves. Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. Law 48: . if a storm came and blew all the grain and other crops in the air, or they died because of lack of water, they would not have to have to pay the rent for the entire year.. Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Geography of the Fertile Crescent. Section 1. What made civilization possible in Mesopotamia?. Tigris and Euphrates flooding left a fertile layer of soil for crops, which provided food for early settlements.. Euphratic. 28 Oct. 2014. The Issues. When did the Indo-European (i.e. Indo-Anatolian) . continuum. end? . Alternatively, when did Indo-European . migrations. begin? . Where was the (final) Indo-European . 8,000 BC. Start with a story: imagine you are a farmer living near Southwest Asia. The yearly flood which makes farming possible has not come. Now the village is fighting for it’s life…!. Do Now . i. Beginnings – reformation. August 30: Beginnings. Beginnings. Mesopotamia. Egypt. Beginnings. History of civilization: how to date?. Definition of “text”. Hunter/gatherer vs. producer/settler. Assyrian Empire. 2400-612 B.C.E.. Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamian Civilizations survived because of the water resources known as the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamian cultures used mud bricks to build with . PowerPoints. are reduced versions.. In order to upload them onto . Teacherspayteachers. I’ve had to remove the embedded movie files and other media.. If you want the full copies please send me an email so I can send you a download link free of charge.. Standard 6-1.3 . Let’s Remember… . https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJdT6QcSbQ0. . Ancient River Valley Civilizations. Geography. - where are they located, natural boundaries . Architecture. - what did they build that they are ‘famous for’ . By Mr. Zindma. n. Unit 2. 1. Section 1: Geography and the Fertile Crescent. 2. Essential Question. : How did geography influence the development of civilization in Southwest Asia?. The Big Idea: . . 6. th. . Grade Social Studies. Chapter 5 Lesson 1 in the World Text. The Big Picture. Around 4000 BC Egyptian farming communities were growing along the Nile River.. Another civilization was also developing in .