1. Today’s Middle East -- Iraq Charlie Brown’s Boot

2. Zooming in: Charlie Brown’s Boot Laces

3. directions: Label the geographic features, cities and other locations from below on the map.
Follow the directions on labeling.

4. Mesopotamia = “Land Between the Rivers”

5. Mesopotamia
Is part of the Fertile Crescent

6. Sumer = First Civilization Sargon of Akkad will take over Sumer to create the first Empire

7. Empires will expand and be taken over by others

8. Mesopotamia
c BC c BC c BC c BC c BC c. 539 BC
Development of agriculture Civilizations begin first writings using Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi of Cyrus the Great
In Tigris and Euphrates in Sumer. The first cuneiform conquers the city Babylonia brings from Persia
River Valley city-states arise ruled states of Sumer to the first code of Conquers Babylon
priests and kings first wheeled establish the first law
“vehicles” empire