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Chapter 11 Reading And Unit 1 & 2 Review Activity
Part 1-Spatial Learning (analyze the maps and pictures on pgs. 59, 63, 68, 70, & 104)
Make sure to READ the maps, the legend, and review the compass rose carefully. Also use
clues within each question to help you figure out what to write in the blanks. UNIT 1 & 2
1. Of the Four Mesopotamian empires that we studied in Unit 1, the Assyrian
Empire controlled the largest area of land which at its most powerful stretched
from the Persian Gulf near the Zagros Mountains in the east to the Taurus
Mountains north of the Mediterranean Sea, and south into Kush.
(cardinal direction)
2. Spatially, of the three civilizations that we are studying in Unit 2 Kush is
located furthest south closer to the source of the Nile. Egypt is located
(cardinal direction)
north of Kush closer to the mouth of the Nile, which drains into the
(cardinal direction)
Mediterranean Sea and Canaan is south east of Egypt.
(cardinal direction)
(cardinal direction)
3. Of the three civilizations mentioned above, Egypt and Kush/Nubia are located
on the continent of Africa while Canaan is located in Asia.
4. The Nile River flows from the south to the north and is the shortest
fastest widest
(circle the correct one) river in the world.
longest
5. Abraham was born in the Mesopotamian city of Ur near the Euphrates River and
then around 1950 B.C.E. gathered his relatives and moved west near
(cardinal direction)
the Jordan River and the Dead Sea.
Part 3-Chapter 11 Reading Comprehension Read/review chapter 11 and sse clues
within each question to help you figure out what to write in the blanks. Spelling counts so
take your time, write neatly, and use the text to help you be successful.
6. Ancient Babylonian and ancient Egyptian women were comparable in that they
were allowed to own property/land in both civilizations. (one-word answer: pgs. 55
& 83)
7. Women in both Egypt and Kush had more freedom than in most other places in
the ancient world; they were allowed to become pharoah in Egypt and
comparatively kandakes/queen mothers in Kush. (pgs. 77, 83, & 99)
8. The Egyptians were conquered by the Romans while in contrast the Kushites
defeated and signed a peace treaty with the powerful empire. (pg. 99)
9. The sacred text of the ancient Hebrews is called the Torah and included basic
laws to be followed in life; in contrast, the sacred text of the Egyptians was
called the Book of the Dead and included laws to be followed in the afterlife. (pg.
101 and in-class Egypt lecture notes)
10. The first five books of the Torah are considered the Jewish Bible which in
contrast Christians call the Old Testament (pg. 101)
11. Although Abram’s (later Abraham) ancestors in Mesopotamia worshiped many
gods and therefore were polytheistic, in contrast Abraham would become the
founder of the Hebrew faith, which was monotheistic (meaning they believed in
only one God). (pg. 104)
Part 3-Comprehension Questions for Chapter 11 Use clues within each question to
help you figure out what to write in the blanks.
12. The history of the ancient Hebrews was part of the oral tradition handed down
by word-of-mouth from one generation to the next far a long time and then later
was written down. (indirect pg. 102)
13. Around 1950 B.C.E. Abraham and his clan migrated (travelled/moved) from Ur
to Canaan where they became herders/shepherds tending flocks of grazing
animals, but around 1800 B.C.E. many Hebrews moved to Egypt because of a severe
shortage of food called a famine. (pg. 93 and 102)
14. Although Hebrews prospered in Egypt for a time, many later ended up
becoming part of the slave/servant class in the social pyramid.
15. Finally, a great Hebrew leader named Moses led enslaved Hebrew people out of
Egypt and on a migration back to Canaan in a journey called the Exodus (which
means “departure”). (pgs. 102, 103, and 106)