1. Have The Sumerians open on computer & book open to read 80 to 83 2. Return & correct...

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2012

1. Have The Sumerians open on computer & book open to read 80 to 83

2. Return & correct chapter 2 quiz—save in history folder

3. Return project grades4. Class competition winner is….5. Period 16. Read 84 to 877. Akkadians & Babylonian Tree Map8. Middle East project due 9/11/20129. Quiz chapter 3 9/11/2012

PROJECT

1st Eric, Christina

AKKADIANS VS. BABYLONIANS1. army used bronze weapons2. kingdom arose around 1800 B.C.3. powerful army was feared by everyone4. ruled by Hammurabi5. used Sumerian cuneiform to make written

records6. leader improved roads and helped develop trade7. kingdom arose around 2340 B.C.8. ruled by Sargon I9. leader created the first system of laws10. leader repaired dikes and made irrigation

systems longer

PHOENICIANS VS. HEBREW1. Phoenicians used the North Star to navigate, or steer, their boats.2. We call the Middle East the Fertile Crescent because it is shaped like

a half-moon.3. During their travels, Phoenician sailors founded colonies in Spain and

France.4. time when no crops grow and there is no food is called a covenant.5. A commandment is an agreement.6. We remember the Phoenicians because they gave us the alphabet.7. In the first part of today’s Bible, we find the story of the Hebrew

people.8. According to the Bible, God gave Abraham the ten commandments on

Mount Sinai.9. The Phoenicians lived in Canaan.10. The Phoenicians were the first people to believe in one all-powerful

god.11. We call the eastern tip of the Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia.12. Morality is the right way of behaving toward others.13. The cities of Tyre and Sidon were built by rich Phoenician merchants

and traders.14. Phoenicians settled in Carthage, Africa, about 1100 B.C.15. The cuneiform alphabet had 22 letters.