Mesopotamia Map Directions
1. Label the following bodies of water in the appropriate place on the map:
a. Persian Gulf
b. Red Sea
c. Caspian Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea
e. Euphrates River
f. Tigris River
g. Nile River
2. Find, mark with a point, and label each of the following cities in the appropriate place on the map:
a. Ur
b. Babylon
c. Agade
3. Label the following in the appropriate place on the map:
a. Zagros Mountains
b. Taurus Mountains
c. Arabian Desert
d. Syrian Desert
4. Choose a color for each of the following, mark it and label it in the “Legend,” and color the appropriate
areas on the map:
a. Water (including the rivers)
b. Fertile Crescent (use a very light color)
c. Sumer
d. Mesopotamia
5. Sumer was named after the first known civilization, which developed there. What were those people
known as?
6. Listing the earliest first, which two empires dominated the lands of Mesopotamia before 1,500 BC?