Unit 2: Mesopotamia 5th gradeMs. Murray2013-2014

Name: __________________ Date: ___________________ Class: ____

Ancient Mesopotamia Map ______________

Label the following places on the map above:1. Label the following land masses/regions (use different colors)

:a. Egyptb. Assyrian Empire c. Babylon Empired. Sumerian Empiree. Zagros Mountainsf. Syrian Desert

2. Label the following bodies of water (color in Blue):a. Caspian Seab. Mediterranean Seac. Persian Gulfd. Red Sea

Unit 2: Mesopotamia 5th gradeMs. Murray2013-2014

e. Euphrates riverf. Tigris Riverg. Nile River

3. Put a dot on the map for each of the following city states and write the name of the city state next to it (Color in Black):

a. Jerusalemb. Babylonc. Assurd. Ur

Using your notes from class and inferences from the map above, answer the following questions in complete sentences:

4. Why is Mesopotamia names “the fertile crescent”?

5. How is Silt created? And how is it helpful to farmers?

6. How did the mountains affect trade is Mesopotamia?

7. Why were resources like wood, stone, and metal hard to come by?