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Unit I: Middle-Eastern Civilizations 3500 BCE – 395 CE

Unit I: Middle-Eastern Civilizations 3500 BCE – 395 CE. -read introduction on page 34-. Chapter 2 Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization. They drew their source of life from the Tigris-Euphrates river system in Asia.

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Unit I: Middle-Eastern Civilizations 3500 BCE – 395 CE

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  1. Unit I: Middle-Eastern Civilizations3500 BCE – 395 CE • -read introduction on page 34-

  2. Chapter 2 Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization • They drew their source of life from the Tigris-Euphrates river system in Asia. • For nearly 3000 years city-states and empires like Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, and Chaldea would rise and fall. • Though wars were common, their contributions to the world were huge.

  3. Cradle of Civilization • Known as the “cradle of civilization,” Mesopotamia served as the site for some of the world’s earliest settlements. Named after the Greek word meaning “between the rivers,” Mesopotamia occupied the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that now constitutes the greater part of Iraq. The Sumerian civilization, which began in the region in about 3500 bc, built a canal system and the world’s first cities.

  4. Homework • Page 38 #1, #3 • Which type of focus question is #3? What about #4? • Read pages 39-46 • The environment is unpredictable: floods, scorching heat, winds, torrential rains. • The forces could destroy everything they owned. • These people knew they were insignificant to nature. • People moved often, so it was hard to set up a strong central government.

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