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MESAPOTAMIA
Worksheet/Map Skillsheet 24
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Social Studies
7th Grade
09/11/2012

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THEY WERE KNOW AS THE ________________
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TWIN RIVERS
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ONE OF THE EARLIEST CIVILIZATIONS ON EARTH WAS FOUNDED IN THE VALLEY BETWEEN THE TWO RIVERS, __________________ AND THE ___________________.
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TIGRIS & EUPHRATES
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THE CIVILIZATION GREW OUT OF REGION TO BE KNOWN AS _______________________
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THE LAND WAS ________________ AND ALSO HAD AN ABUNDANCE OF FISH AND WATERFOWL THAT COULD BE USED AS FOOD SOURCES.
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THE EARLIEST KNOWN CIVILIZATION IN MESOPOTAMIA, AND ALSO THE WORLD, WAS CALLED _______________
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SUMER EXISTED BETWEEN THE YEARS OF ___________ B.C. THROUGH 2400 B.C.
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THE PEOPLE OF THIS CIVILIZATION WERE CALLED _____________________.
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THE SUMERIANS WERE DRAWN TO MESOPOTAMIA BECAUSE OF ITS RICH FARM LAND. THEY LEARNED TO CONTROL THE FLOODING OF THE4 TWIN RIVERS BY USING A SYSTEM OF ____________ AND ________________.
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_____________ WAS A WAY OF LIFE FOR MANY SUMERIANS.
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FARMING
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THE SUMERIANS LIVED IN WHAT WAS CALLED A
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THESE WERE CITIES THAT CONTROLLED THE SURROUNDING FARMLAND AND EXISTED ALMOST LIKE INDEPENDENT KINGDOMS.
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WHAT EARLY SUMERIAN CITY WAS LOCATED ON THE EUPHRATES
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UR
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IN WHICH DIRECTION DOES THE EUPHRATES RIVER FLOW?
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SOUTH EAST
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NAME THREE (3) MAJOR BODIES OF WATER ON WHICH SAILORS TRAVELED FROM MOHENJO-DARO TO UR
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1 - EUPHRATES RIVER
2 -
3 -
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HOW FAR WOULD THE SAILORS TRAVEL FROM MOHENJO-DORO TO UR?
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1,200 MILES
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