SS Topic 2: Fertile Crescent

Which empire stretched furthest into Asia Minor?

• Phoenician

• Sumerian

• Neo-Babylonian

• Assyrian

Which physical feature did the Assyrian Empire include that the Neo-Babylonian Empire did not?

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Red Sea

• Euphrates River

Which ancient empire was known for its extensive library at Nineveh?

• Egyptian

• Assyrian

• Persian

• Babylonian

Which empire is credited with the creation of one of the earliest known codes of law?

• Assyrian

• Babylonian

• Hittite

• Persian

Which river was crucial to the development of the Sumerian civilization?

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Indus River

• Yellow River

Select ALL that apply. According to the map, in which modern countries was Mesopotamia located?

• Lebanon

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Syria

Select ALL that apply. Which two bodies of water form the east-west boundaries of the Fertile Crescent?

• Tigris River

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

A _______was a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top to honor the city-state’s chief god.

Mesopotamian farmers used irrigation and dams to produce a _____food , or additional crops for later use.

Sargon ruled Akkad and conquered Sumerian city-states to form the world’s first _______.