Unit 2 Study Guide|Section 1

The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of  [  ], Syria, and Turkey.

Sargon conquered all of the people of Mesopotamia, creating the world’s first  [ ]

 [ Cuneiform ] is the first form of writing developed by the people of Sumer.

Mesopotamia’s ancient people relied on major rivers for water for [ ] and farming.

The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were [ Cuneiform ].

When a city has its own government but is not part of any larger unit it is known as a  [ ].

The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of  [medicine  ].

Mesopotamia and Egypt are two  [ Iraq] civilizations.

 [ ] is Greek for “land between the rivers”.

Mesopotamia and Egypt are two  [ Mesopotamia ] civilizations.

People who could not pay their debts in Mesopotamia were often [enslaved]  as a form of punishment.

A complex society that has organized government, culture, and writing is known as a  [  civilization]