CHAPTER 3 "THE FERTILE CRESCENT"/CORE CONCEPTS FROM JOURNAL

Test Wednesday, October 12th

*Study guide is due Tuesday, October 11th for EXTRA CREDIT

VOCABULARY TO KNOW

cuneiform-

rule of law -

stele -

colonies -

irrigate -

empire -

cultural diffusion -

Explain the importance of iron to the Assyrians

Be able to describe the soil of the Fertile Crescent

What was the world's first civilization?

What led to the conquest of Sumer?

What did Sumerian sculptors create that was different from earlier sculptures?

Describe Phoenician trade and what they imported

What was the role of priests in Sumerian civilization?

What city became the center of Hammurabi's Mesopotamian empire?

Offense, Punishment was the pattern the laws followed in whose Code?

How did Cyrus the Great's treatment of the Jews of Jerusalem differ from that of

Nebuchadnezzar?

"Sounds" was based on what alphabet?

In the United States, the branch of government responsible for making the laws is who?

culture -

religion -

What are the Five Themes of Geography?

chronology -

unitary system -

Describe Supply and Demand

How did the Sumerian invention of cuneiform influence civilizations for centuries to come?

Explain the short-term and long-term impact of the writing system. (USE A SEPARATE

SHEET OF PAPER OR WRITE ON BACK)

What idea about strong government did both Sargon and Hammurabi share?

Explain how Phoenicians often depended upon imports for their export business.

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