Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Vocabulary: Ch. 4 Mesopotamia


Lesson 1
Silt, irrigation, surplus, city-state, polytheism, ziggurat, Cuneiform, scribe, epic

Lesson 2
Empire, caravan, tribute, astronomer, province, code, military

Be sure to define and study the above terms

Map Study (Advance Classes Only)

North African & Southwest Asia

Map Study: Identify the following countries (and capitals) and Bodies of Water on your blank map.
1. India                 8. Lebanon
2. Pakistan            9. Israel
3. Afghanistan      10. Egypt
4. Iran                  11. Sudan
5. Iraq                  12. Turkey
6. Syria                 13. Saudi Arabia
7. Jordan           Bonus: Ethiopia, Yemen, United Arab Emirate, Georgia, Kazakhistan, Nepal, & China

Bodies of Water
1.  Persian Gulf                      6. Tigris-Euphrates Rivers
2.   Red Sea                    7. Mediterranean Sea
3.   Black Sea                     8. Gulf of Aden
4.   Arabian Sea                     9. Caspian Sea
5.   Nile River                     10. Strait of Hormuz

Be sure to complete your map!