Name ________________________

 

 

 

Define the term administrator.

 

 

Explain Hammurabi’s claim to fame.

 

 

Define polytheism.

 

 

What does Mesopotamia mean?

 

 

What is a scribe?

 

 

What is an artisan?

 

 

What religion was developed by the Hebrews?

 

 

List the six modern day countries of the Middle East.

 

 

 

What is a land bridge? How are they formed?

 

 

 

List the two  types of democracy.

Name

Map of Ancient Mesopotamia

Objective: You will draw and label a map of Ancient Mesopotamia displaying key political and physical features.

 

You will be responsible for drawing and labeling important features of ancient Mesopotamia on a map.  Use the following information and the maps in your text on pages 151 and 169.

 

Please follow these steps:

1.Outline in pencil only

2.Label in pencil-don’t forget the title, key, and compass rose

3.Color neatly in colored pencil

4.Outline again in colored pencil only

 

Content-   60

·      Title of Map (Ancient Mesopotamia)

·      Major City-states

o      Hit      Kish    Ur       Lagash            Babylon         

·      Geographical Features

o      Plateaus-p.150           Plains-p.151                           Taurus Mts.

o      Tigris River               Top part of Nile River          Black Sea

o      Mediterranean Sea

o      Euphrates River      

o      Persian Gulf

o      Red Sea

·      Regions

o      Asia Minor               

o      Mesopotamia           

o      Arabian Peninsula              

o      Sumer-Southern Mesopotamia

·      Compass Rose

·      Key

o      Indicate landforms, bodies of water, and cities

§       Green plains, orange plateaus, brown mountains, and blue water

Neatness-            20

1.     Use pencil to draw

2.    Outline and color in colored pencil only

3.    Uniform coloring-color in same direction

4.   Capitalization/Spelling-           10

5.    Name, Date & Subject clearly written-       5

6.   Effort-          5