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© Scott Foresman 6 Workbook Lesson Review 9 Lesson Review Use with Pages 34–39. Name Date Lesson 1: The Fertile Crescent Directions: Read the passage. Write the main idea and the details in the boxes. Notes for Home: Your child learned about one of the first civilizations. Home Activity: Ask your child to identify the main idea and details of a favorite story or book. You may wish to make a chart similar to the one shown in this lesson and complete it together. Main idea Detail Detail Detail Detail Around the year 3500 B.C., one of the first civilizations began in a region known today as the Fertile Crescent. The center part of the Fertile Crescent is a land known as Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia lies between two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. In fact, the word Mesopotamia means “the land between the rivers.” These rivers played an important role in the civilization that developed there. The people who lived in Mesopotamia had to overcome many obstacles in order to survive. The climate in this part of the world did not make farming easy. During the extremely hot summers, the land was very dry. During the rainy season, the rivers flooded the land. Natural resources were limited to little more than water and soil. There were few trees to provide wood for construction and other uses. Fortunately, the people were good problem solvers. They designed an irrigation system that brought water from the rivers to their fields. This system allowed them to grow crops such as straw. By mixing the straw with mud, they were able to make bricks for building shelters.

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Workbook Lesson Review 9

Lesson Review

Use with Pages 34–39.

Name Date

Lesson 1: The Fertile CrescentDirections: Read the passage. Write the main idea and the details in the boxes.

Notes for Home: Your child learned about one of the first civilizations.Home Activity: Ask your child to identify the main idea and details of a favorite story or book. You maywish to make a chart similar to the one shown in this lesson and complete it together.

Main idea

Detail

Detail

Detail

Detail

Around the year 3500 B.C., one of thefirst civilizations began in a region knowntoday as the Fertile Crescent. The centerpart of the Fertile Crescent is a landknown as Mesopotamia.

Mesopotamia lies between two rivers,the Tigris and Euphrates. In fact, theword Mesopotamia means “the landbetween the rivers.” These rivers playedan important role in the civilization thatdeveloped there.

The people who lived in Mesopotamiahad to overcome many obstacles in orderto survive. The climate in this part of the

world did not make farming easy. Duringthe extremely hot summers, the land wasvery dry. During the rainy season, therivers flooded the land. Natural resourceswere limited to little more than water andsoil. There were few trees to providewood for construction and other uses.

Fortunately, the people were goodproblem solvers. They designed anirrigation system that brought water fromthe rivers to their fields. This systemallowed them to grow crops such as straw.By mixing the straw with mud, they wereable to make bricks for building shelters.