1. Why would the agricultural revolution spur population growth? 

   1. There are more health people to make more people.

2. Which modern day country(s) was Mesopotamia located in?

   1. Iraq

3. List 2 reasons why Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent was a good place to start a civilization.

   1. Because you could grow more crops near the water sources you could drink out of.

4. What change happened in agriculture in order for people to start the first true civilizations?

   1. They started to make trade.

5. What does the name Mesopotamia mean?

   1. The land between the rivers.

6. What would be two primary sources for information about Mesopotamia? 

   1. A Descendant, or a writing by someone there

7. Give me two reasons why Hammurabi was important? 

   1. He was a king, and he made the first set of recorded laws.

8. Why was Hammurabi’s Code significant? 

   1.  It enforced laws. 

9. In the drier regions, agriculture was only possible with what? 

   1. The crops grow using the water from the winter.

10. The Fertile Crescent is seen as the birthplace of what?

11.  Civilization. 

12. Write a 5 sentence summary of why the agricultural revolution was good for civilization.

They could make people healthy and keep them from rioting. They could make trade routes and make alliances. They can have better jobs. They can also create a friendly economy.

Define the following terms:

1. Neolithic Later part of the stone.

2. Migration In formation going to a specific place.

3. Nomads Moves to and from to the same places.

4. Agricultural Revolution Changed from hunting to agriculture.

5. Domestication The process of taming an animal and raising it on a farm.

6. Irrigation The amount of water to keep crops alive.