PPT-Assyria rules the fertile crescent

December 15 2011 Time Line Sargon 2350 2150 BC Hammurabi Babylonian Empire 2000 1750 BC Future 2011 Assyrians Present time Assyrian Empire A Mighty military MACHINE A Powerful Army. 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. . December . 15, 2011. Time Line. Sargon. 2350 – 2150 B.C.. Hammurabi (Babylonian Empire). 2000 – 1750 B.C. Future 2011….. Assyrians . Present time. Assyrian Empire. A Mighty military MACHINE . A Powerful Army. 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. . 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.. “Cradles of Civilization”. river valleys=rich soil & irrigation. 5,000 BC: Civilization in . Fertile Crescent. Mesopotamia=“land between 2 rivers” . Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamia was located in the Middle East.. Invasions of Mesopotamia. Several other civilizations also developed in and around the Fertile Crescent. As their armies battled each other for fertile land, control of the region passed from one empire to another.. Invasions of Mesopotamia. Several other civilizations also developed in and around the Fertile Crescent. As their armies battled each other for fertile land, control of the region passed from one empire to another.. Crescent). The Sumerians. First people known to live in the Fertile Crescent.. They farmed and raised cattle. Built large cities. They invented the arch. The Ziggurat a large stepped pyramid temple. ”. Madison Perry & Elizabeth Troy. What is it?. “Fertile Crescent is regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, urbanization, writing, trade, science, history, and organized religions.”. A region in the Middle East that curves (hence crescent) through southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and northern Egypt.. Chapter 4, Lesson 2. Pages 118 - 123. Objectives. Describe the rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire in the Fertile Crescent. Describe Assyrian innovations in building and ruling an empire. Trace the rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire’s successor - the Chaldean Empire. Guide. Part 1. (Short Answer Test). Civilization. a group of people living together who have organized systems of government, education, religion, and a social structure. Systems of Government. Education. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Provided . Fish. for Food. Used for . Trading. . Used for . Travel. . Provided . Water. to Drink. Provided . Fertile . S. oil. for Farming. How did the geographical features of the Fertile Crescent impact the civilizations?. The Babylonian Empire. Created by Hammurabi in 1787 B.C. by conquering cities in Sumer.. Built roads throughout empire to make trading easier. Babylon became rich through trade.. Conquered and destroyed in the early 1500s BC. Chapter 3 – Mesopotamia and the Fertile crescent . Words to know. Fertile Crescent. silt. irrigation. canals. surplus. division of labor. You will know. The rivers of Southwest Asia support the growth of civilization.