Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent & Early African Civilization Test Review Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent & Early African Civilization

The Fertile Crescent Know the Fertile Crescent Vocabulary to Know: Where is it located? What made it such a valuable piece of land? Vocabulary to Know: Silt Canals Irrigation Surplus

Mesopotamia Know the location of Mesopotamia Know the Greek meaning of Mesopotamia Know what the development of irrigation did for the Sumerian people Know how division of labor affected Sumerian society. Know Sumer What was Sumer? Sumer was considered a city-state

Mesopotamia Know the Akkadian Empire Who ruled the Akkadian Empire? Know the Religion that shaped the Sumerian society Know the Sumerians practiced polytheism Know what a priest is Understand social hierarchy Vocabulary: Empire Rural Urban

Sumerian Achievements Be able to identify some of the many achievements the Sumerians made Ex: The invention of writing Technical advances made with the wheel Arts Vocabulary: Cuneiform Pictographs Scribe Epics Architecture Ziggurat

Later Peoples of the Fertile Crescent Know who the Babylonians were Who was their ruler? Know the first code of laws ever created. Know what society created the first known alphabet. Vocab: Chariot Monarch

Early African Civilization Be familiar with Africa’s geography (notes taken in class) Be able to identify Africa’s resources Know how Early Africans valued family People who believed in animism believed what? Be familiar with the rise and fall of the Ghana Empire (notes taken in class) Know the connection the Ghana Empire had with trade

Early African Civilization Be able to identify later African Empires Vocabulary Rifts Sahel Savannah Silent barter Be familiar with these important people Mansa Musa Askia the Great Tunka Manin