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Chapter 5, Lesson 1

The Ancient Middle East

Map Activity, 7

.,.] Fertile Crescent

Early settlement

Use the map above to answer these questions.

1. Find the Fertile Crescent. Circle it.2. What does fertile mean? What is a crescent? What do you learn about the area from its name?

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3. The map shows a few early settlements and agricultural settlements of the Middle East. Howmany of each can you find?Early settlements Agricultural settlements

4. How do you think the Tigris and Euphrates rivers affected the settlement of this area?

5. The Persian Gulf has changed its coastline since ancient days.Draw a box around the new coastline.

Unit 2, Chapter 5, A Message of Ancient Days For use with pages 120-126