6th Grade Module 3

Mesopotamia is part of a larger area of rich farmland called the ______.

______ is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks. 

The rivers of _______ supported the growth of civilizations.

The ____ and ____rivers are the most important physical features of the region known as Mesopotamia.

The Akkadian ruler _______ had the first permanent army.

________ generally held the political power and made laws.

Which ancient government influenced by merchants and trade?

A ________ consisted of a city and all of the surrounding countryside.

The set of laws, __________, contained some ideas still found in laws today. 

Sumerian Social Order:

The ________ were the first to master ironworking, so they made the strongest weapons of the time.

The _______ created the world’s first advanced society.

________ generally took care of the home and children.

Surpluses meant that fewer people needed to farm, new _______ developed.

The __________ invented the world’s first writing system- _________.

The Phoenicians founded several new colonies, including ______.

Phoenician trading led to _______.