1. TUESDAY, SEPT. 15 CHECKPOINT #12 OBJECTIVES: 6.8 AND 6.9 1.Number your ½ sheet 1 -7 2.Put your name in the RIGHT corner and give it a title 3.Wait for further instructions. 1.Number your ½ sheet 1 -7 2.Put your name in the RIGHT corner and give it a title 3.Wait for further instructions.

2. CHECKPOINT #12 PASS OUT RED PENS AND WRITE OUT YOUR ANSWERS, NOT JUST ABCD 1. Mesopotamia is located in what larger region? a. Arabian Desert b. Asia Minor c. Irand. Fertile Crescent 2. Why is the green region called the fertile crescent? 3. Describe where the Egypt is in relation to Mesopotamia. 4. Looking at the map, what is important about Ur? a. It is at the beginning of the fertile crescent b. It is the shortest word on the page c. It is the capital of Mesopotamia d. It is the birthplace of Abraham

3. 6. What is the best reason why people would settle near river valleys? a. It provides water for people to washc. It provides a way for people to transport goods b. It provides fertile land to grow cropsd. It provides good climate conditions 7. What term best describes the words in the box above? a. Fishing communityb. Herding communityc. Farming community d. Hunter-gatherers

4. CHECKPOINT #12 PASS OUT RED PENS AND WRITE OUT YOUR ANSWERS, NOT JUST ABCD 1. Mesopotamia is located in what larger region? a. Arabian Desert b. Asia Minor c. Irand. Fertile Crescent d. Fertile crescent 2. Why is the green region called the fertile crescent? The land is fertile because of the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 3. Describe where the Egypt is in relation to Mesopotamia. Egypt is southwest of Mesopotamia or Mesopotamia is north east of Egypt 4. Looking at the map, what is important about Ur? a. It is at the beginning of the fertile crescent b. It is the shortest word on the page c. It is the capital of Mesopotamia d. It is the birthplace of Abraham

5. 6. What is the best reason why people would settle near river valleys? a. It provides water for people to washc. It provides a way for people to transport goods b. It provides fertile land to grow cropsd. It provides good climate conditions b. It provides fertile land to grow crops 7. What term best describes the words in the box above? a. Fishing communityb. Herding communityc. Farming community d. Hunter-gatherers c. Farming community