CHAPTER 3 GUIDED NOTES: MESOPOTAMIA AND THE FERTILE CRESCENT

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Geography of the Fertile Crescent

1. The word ___________________ means “______________ between the

_____________”
2. Crops grew well near the ______________, _____________ soil near the rivers.
Ex. _______________- rich soil that is good for farming.
3. ______________ and ________________ rivers always ________________ which was a
big problem.
4. Developed an _______________ system to solve the problem.
5. Dug _________________ from the __________________ rivers to ______________ to
the farmlands.
6. Made farming _______________ and ________________.
7. Led to a ________________ of food and ____________ _____________ to do other jobs
(_______________ of _______________)

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The Sumerian Civilization

1. ________________ was the most ____________________ civilization in Mesopotamia.

2. The cities of Sumer often ________________ each other over __________________.
3. __________________ built the first _________________ _____________ and the
world’s first ______________.
4. Sumerians believed in many _____________ (__________________).
5. _______________ were the only people who could _______________ to the gods.
6. Sumerians tried to really _________________ their gods through _______________ and
__________________, because they wanted the gods to _______________ and not
_______________ them.
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Sumerian Achievements

1. Invented __________________, the world’s ____________________ ______________

system
2. ____________________ used this to ___________________ ____________________.
3. Invented the ____________________ and ____________________ weapons.

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Other Civilizations of the Fertile Crescent

1. Hammurabi was a brilliant ________________ that formed a list of

___________________ __________________ called Hammurabi’s Code.
2. Laws were about how you should _________________ your life.
3. The ___________________ were _________________ fighters who used
_____________________ warfare.
____________________ was a great Chaldean builder who built the famous
________________ ________________ of Babylon.
4. The _______________________ were excellent __________________ who invented the
world’s first ___________________.