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Lesson: 3 ( Beginning of Civilizations )

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Unit: 2 (The Fertile Crescent)

Lesson: 1 ( Land Between Two Rivers ) / Lesson : 2 ( Fertile Crescent

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Question 1: Answer the following questions: ow
A- Give 3 examples of large cities that the civilizations developed in.
Ur (Iraq) , Memphis (Egypt ) , Knossos (Greece)

B- Why Bronze was used to make items rather than copper?

It was harder and thus could be used to make harder, longer – lasting items.

C- What are the advantages of a settled life?

1- They no longer had to move from one place to another.
2- They have surplus of food and water.
3- The population growth.
4- Create early villages and towns.
5- A chance to have variety of works.

D- Talk about the social classes: are groups of people having similar backgrounds,
incomes, and ways of living. In large cities, the king was the most powerful
person. Next in importance were two classes of people. One class was made up
of the priests of the city’s religion. The other class was made up of nobles, who
were government officials and military officers. Below them were the artisans,

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and merchants. Common workers and farmers were the lowest

E- Define Axle: is a rod on which a wheel turns.

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Question 2: Fill the blanks with the correct words:

1- Cities were more likely to develop in areas with rich soil and which has a source
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4- Under a fierce desert sun, long lines of people are digging a trench that will
soon become a deep canal. Other people lift heavy basket of dirt dug from the
canal onto their shoulders.

5- Irrigation is the supplying land with water through a network of canals.

6- Artisans are worker who is especially skilled at crafting items by land.
7- Civilization is a society with cities, a central government, job specialization,
and social classes.
8- Social class is a group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes and ways of
living.
9- Irrigation system were important in creating early communications.
10- Farming was much harder work than hunting and gathering.
11- Having surplus food also affected the size of family.

12- Now food surplus would feed many people larger families brought rapid
population growth.
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14- Scientists estimate that about 10,000 years ago, population of the world
was about 5 million people, the world’s population was as much as 20 million.

15- People lived in new Stone Age farming settlements for many centuries.
Gradually, as the population increased, the settlements grew into towns.

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Gradually, as the population increased, the settlements grew into towns.

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lived in new Stone Age farming settlements for many centuries.

17- Artisans make item such as basket leather goods, tools, pottery, or cloth.
18- By around 3500 B.C., Some civilizations had developed a simple but
amazing invention; the wheel and axle. Today ,
19- Trade over water also developed, merchant ships now carried goods

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across seas and rivers.
20- With all this travel, people of many different cultures came into contacts
with one another.
21- Growing trade links brought new prosperity to the cities. Prosperity led

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to another major change in society – the development of social class.
In the large cities, the king was the most powerful person.
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23- Next in importance were two classes of people one class was made up of

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the priests and the other class was made up of nobles.
24- Common workers and farmers were the lowest ranked free members of
society.
25- Salves, human beings owned as property by other people, formed a
separate social class.
26- Most slaves worked in cities, often as household servants and laborers.
Their status, or rank, was beneath that of free people.
Choose the correct answer from the following sentences;

1- The ………………………life did not allow parents to have many children

Hunting-gathering farming fishing
2- A civilizations is a society that has cities, central ………………….run by official
leaders, and workers who specialize in various jobs.
Town market government
3- ………………….were more likely to develop in areas where rich soil created
large surpluses of food.
Villages Cities deserts
4- Writing, art and architecture also characterize a ………………………….
Civilization social class irrigation
5- By 6600 B.C., artisans in ………………………had learned a key skill. They
discovered that melting a certain rock at high temperatures would separate
the metal copper from the rock.

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Question 3: Put √ on the correct sentences and X on the wrong ones: Correct Please
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1- People live in new Stone Age farming settlement for few years. ( F )

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2- Ancient people may have discovered bronze-making by accident.( T )
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3- Having surplus food also affected the size of the families, while the hunting-
gathering life allows parents to have many children.( F)
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4- One of the Advantages of settling down is being able to switch from farming to
other kinds of work. ( T )…………………………………………………………..
5- The growth of trade made all social classes equal. ( F ) different

6- The first people to refine copper with tin had discovered a valuable new metal
because iron is much harder than copper it could be used to make items more
durable.( F )………….Bronze…………………………………………..
7- As the population of cities grew, governments formed that provided services.
( T )……………………………………………………………………….
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9- One of the Advantages of settling down is being able to switch from farming to
other kinds of work. ( T )…………………………………………………………..
10- The growth of trade made all social classes equal. ( X ) different

Question 4: By using this table compare Villages with Cities:

Village City
Small Large
Farmers only Farmers and many occupants (craft)
Small building. Large public buildings
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Title: The Land Between Two Rivers

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Question 1: Fill the blanks with the correct words:
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1- The Special attractions that drew the people to live in Mesopotamia (rich soil,
life giving; central location within the Ancient world)
2- – The land of Mesopotamia was one of the most prosperous areas of the Ancient Lead
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3- Mesopotamia comes from Greek words that mean “between two rivers”.

4- the Sumerians used to honor their gods washing the statues of gods before and
after each meal was offered by the temple priests
5- Mesopotamia lies between Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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6- Sumer became one of the most prosperous areas of the ancient world.
7- The Floodwaters sometimes brought sorrow as well as gifts.
8- The Two Rivers supplied people with fish, clay for building, tall strong reeds to
make boats and rich soil to grow crops.

9- In the Sumerian city, there are different kinds of people like, merchants,
Musicians, acrobats, beggars, and water sellers.
10- Each Sumerian city acted as an independent state with its own special god
or goddess, its own government, its own army, and its own King.
11- Although cities in Sumer shared a common culture and language, they
didn’t unite under a single ruler.
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A- Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
B- How did flooding rivers affect people who settled in Mesopotamia?

Advantages:
1- They were source of life: in the spring, melting snow picked up tones of topsoil as it
rushed down from the mountains and flooded the land.

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3- Supplied fish, clay for building, and tall strong reeds that were used to make boats.
Disadvantages:
For no warning (as they don’t always happen at the same time), floods swept people,
animals, crops, and houses. The survivors had always to rebuild what was destroyed Today ,
and to pray that the next flood would not be so destructive.

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C- How did the Sumerians use to honor their gods?
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Question 2: Define:
A: Fertile Crescent: a region in southwest Asia; site of the first civilization.
B: City-state: is a city that is also a separate, independent state
C- Polytheism: a belief in many gods
D- Scribe: Professional writer
E- Myth: they are stories about gods that explain people’s beliefs.

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Question 4: Put √ on the correct sentences and X on the wrong ones. Correct if
needed.

1- Farming the land “between the rivers” required skill and determination.
( T )………………………………………………………..………
2- For survival, each family worked in farming communities. ( X )
All families worked together.

3- The Sumerians believed that gods descended to earth using Ziggurat as a

stairway. ( T )………………………………………………………..………

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4- Sumerian city-states fell because they lacked water . ( F ) from fighting over
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land and the use of river water .

5- The life-giving rivers could be generous one year and stingy the next year.
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6- King Sargon united Sumer, and improved its government and military.
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7- Mesopotamia lies between Zagreus and Euphrates rivers. ( F )…….Tigris.

8- In most ancient religious, the food was often eaten after it was presented to the ow
priests.( F )…………………………………………………. GODS
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Question 1: Choose the Correct Answer :

1) Scribes were important in Sumer, because ____________

a) They were high class.

b) They kept records for the kings and priests.

c) They kept records for the common people.

2) ___________________ made life in the Fertile Crescent possible.

a) Stability in its economy.

b) Rich soil and life – giving rivers.

c) Diversity of culture

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a) Flooding water Today ,

b) Earthquakes

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4) ______________some time shared a common culture and

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a) Country sides

b) City-states

c) towns

5) ______________ religious practice in which people believe in

many gods.

a) Zoroastrianism

b) Christianity

c) Polytheism

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6) _______________ were politically independent cities.

a) Cities

b) Villages

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8) Religion was important to Sumerians because ________________ Today ,

a) They believed that gods would punish people who angered them

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b) It applied equality between them

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Fertile Crescent Empires
Exercise 1: Define : ( P. 42)

A- Empire : many territories and peoples controlled by one government.

B- Babylon : the capital of Babylonia, a city of great wealth and luxury.
C- Caravans : a group of travelers journeying together.
D- Zoroastrianism : a religion that developed in ancient Persia.

Exercise 2: Fill the blanks with the correct words:

27- The one who created the Babylonian empire is called Hammurabi
28- The Assyrian empire stretched from Nile River To Persian Gulf .
29- The Assyrians were clever when it came to waging war. The invented
battering ram Warriors used slings to throw stones on their enemies.
Expert archers were protected with helmets and .
30- Two groups the Medes and the Chaldeans joined together to end the
Assyrian empire.

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32- The Kingdome of Assyria lay in open land.
33- Bazars are markets.
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Exercise 3: Put √ on the correct sentences and X on the wrong ones:

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1- Babylon’s unique location made it the crossroads of trade. (T)

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2- Babylon was a rich empire but it was destroyed because of the civil war
between its people. ( F) Invaders .

3- The Assyrians were not skilled warriors. ( F ) were skilled.

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4- We know a lot about the Assyrian empire because of the library they left
behind.
( T )………………………………………………………………………..

Question 4: Answer the following questions:

A- Talk about the achievements of King Nebuchadnezzar.

1- He rebuilt the city of Babylon, which the Assyrians had destroyed.

2- He Put up massive walls around the city for protection.

3- He built gigantic Palace, decorated with colored tiles.

4- He built the Babylonian knowledge of mathematics, sinces.

5- He built the towering palace and gardens for his wife, who hated the dry

plains of Mesopotamia.

B- How did the Persian Empire influence surrounding peoples?

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Through conquest
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science to neighboring peoples.

C- Who was Nebuchadnezzar 11? Today ,

He was the king of Babylon.

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D-What were the strengths of the Assyrian Empire?
1. They were skilled warriors with advanced techniques of warfare.
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2. Nineveh, was a center of learning.

E- How did the Assyrians build a large empire? ow

They decided that their best defense would be to attack first. These attacks

gained the Assyrians a large empire.

F- How did the Assyrian Empire fall?

The Chaldeans and the Medes joined forces to defeat the Assyian Empire

G- Who was Hammurabi, and What did he accomplish ?

He was a Babylonian king who created the Babylonian Empire by conquering the
cities of Sumer and lands far to the north.

H- What factors led to Babylonia’s early growth?

1. Its armies conquered large amounts of land.

2. Its central location led to the growth of trade.
3. It gathered great wealth through conquest.

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1. Babylon : , Grade7
the capital of Babylonia, a city of great wealth and luxury.
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2. Caravans : a group of travelers journeying together.

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3. The one who created the Babylonian empire is called Hammurabi

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5. The Kingdome of Assyria lay in open land. Tomorr

6. Bazars are markets.

7. King Nebuchadnezzar : He rebuilt the city of Babylon, which the Assyrians

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had destroyed

8. Bronze: was harder and thus could be used to make harder, longer –
lasting items.

9. Irrigation supplying land with water through a network of canals.

10. Surplus more than is needed.

11. Sumerian city-states fell because they fought over lands and
water

12. King Sargon united Sumer, and improved its government and military.

13. Mesopotamia, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and
had rich soil and plentiful water.

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14.
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Sumerians worshipped at temples called Ziggurats.

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15. Artisan worker who is especially skilled at crafting items by hand.
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16. The sequences of the social classes that grew in societies:
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17. One of the advantages of settling down is being able to switch from
farming to other kinds of work.

18. The growth of trade made all social classes different.

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19. Not all cities are able to become a civilization.

20. Babylon’s unique location made it the crossroads of trade.

21. Babylon was a rich empire but it was destroyed because of the civil
war

22. The Assyrians were skilled warriors.

23. We know a lot about the Assyrian empire because of the library they
left behind.

24. A scribe is a professional writer.

25. Zoroastrianism a religion that developed in ancient Ancient Persian .

26. The Sumerians believed that gods descended to earth using the
Ziggurat as a stairway.

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27. An empire is many territories and peoples controlled by one

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28.
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Fertile Crescent is a region in southwest Asia ; It was the site of the
first civilization.

29. The hunting-gathering life did not allow parents to have many
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30. A civilization is a society that has cities, central government run by

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official leaders, and workers who specialize in various jobs.

31. Writing, art and architecture also characterize a civilization

irrigation
32. By 6600 B.C., artisans in Europe and Asia had learned a key skill.
They discovered that melting a certain rock at high temperatures would
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separate the metal copper from the rock.

33. Scribes were important in Sumer, because they kept records for the
kings and priests.

34. Cities were more likely to develop in areas where rich soil created
large surpluses of food.

35. Rich soil and life-giving rivers made life in the Fertile Crescent
possible.

36. Flooding water made farming prosperous, and it sometimes swept

away people, animals, crops and homes.

37. City-states some time shared a common culture and language, but
they did not unite under a single ruler.

38. City-states were politically independent cities.

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39.
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Polytheism is a religious practice in which people believe in many

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gods.

40. Religion was important to Sumerians because they believed that

gods would punish people who angered them and reward people
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who served them well.

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41. The Assyrian empire stretched from Nile River to Persian Gulf .

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