PPT-Fertile Crescent: Unit Test Study

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. 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. . 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.. 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.. 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.. by Michael Ondaatje . Ondaatje- Bio. 1943 in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Family were British Colonialists- wealthy- owned tea plantation. Father alcoholic. Ended marriage. Moved with mother first to England then to Canada.. 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.. Ancient . Fertile Crescent. Area between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamia. - the region that lies between the two rivers. Sumer . First civilization started here (present day Iraq). 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.