9th Grade Humanities Name: ______________________________

MESOPOTAMIA: GEOGRAPHY AND CIVILIZATION

PART 1: Map Study
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the map on the attached worksheet using information from the
textbook. Be sure to include:
o Tigris River o Mediterranean Sea o Uruk
o Euphrates River o Fertile Crescent o Babylon
o Persian Gulf o Ur o Nineveh

Next, draw and label arrows pointing in the direction of these other early civilizations:
o Egypt o India o Rome
o China o Greece

Finally, find some white space on your map and include:

o a list of crops grown in Mesopotamia.
o an explanation of how the rivers shaped patterns of life in Mesopotamia.

Part II: SER PARAGRAPH: Applying Professor Diamond’s Theory

Based on the theory of geographic luck, what can we expect to happen in Mesopotamia
over the next hundreds or thousands of years after the beginning of farming? Use evidence
from the film “Out of Eden” to support your answer.