BELLWORK

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BELLWORK

• Read The Fertile Crescent on pgs 34-35 and
  answer the following questions
• Describe The Fertile Crescent.
• What did the Sumerians build along the
  Tigris-Euphrates river valley? Why?
• What is a city-state? How was government set up
  in city-states?
• What rights did men and women have in
  Mesopotamia?
• List four achievements the Sumerians made in
  ancient Mesopotamia.
• THINKER As you know, early civilizations
  centered around rivers, but these rivers often
  flooded. How did the people living here control
  seasonal floodwaters?

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Mesopotamia

• Today you are going to learn about the ancient
  civilization of Mesopotamia.
• This civilization was formed between the Tigris
  and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq.
• As you read, complete the following worksheet.
  These are your notes for the section so make sure
  its completed accurately!
• Be ready to discuss!

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REVIEW

• Describe the characteristics of the Fertile
  Crescent.
• List four advances the Sumerians made with
  regards to farming and agriculture.
• Describe the Sumerian religious practices.
• What is cuneiform?
• Who was Hammurabi? Why is he important?
• Who were the Assyrians? Why were they successful?
  
• In your opinion, what was the greatest
  achievement of Mesopotamia?

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Hammurabis Code

• As you know, Hammurabis Code was very harsh, but
  it became one of the earliest attempts at law.
• You are now going to read over 25 laws within
  Hammurabis Code.
• You must pick 10 and translate them into modern
  language.
• We will do the first one as an example.