1. 1. Have The Sumerians open on computer & book open to read 80 to 83 2. Return & correct chapter 2 quiz—save in history folder 3. Return project grades 4. Class competition winner is…. 5. Period 1 6. Read 84 to 87 7. Akkadians & Babylonian Tree Map 8. Middle East project due 9/11/2012 9. Quiz chapter 3 9/11/2012

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3. 1. army used bronze weapons 2. kingdom arose around 1800 B.C. 3. powerful army was feared by everyone 4. ruled by Hammurabi 5. used Sumerian cuneiform to make written records 6. leader improved roads and helped develop trade 7. kingdom arose around 2340 B.C. 8. ruled by Sargon I 9. leader created the first system of laws 10. leader repaired dikes and made irrigation systems longer

4. 1. Phoenicians used the North Star to navigate, or steer, their boats. 2. We call the Middle East the Fertile Crescent because it is shaped like a half-moon. 3. During their travels, Phoenician sailors founded colonies in Spain and France. 4. time when no crops grow and there is no food is called a covenant. 5. A commandment is an agreement. 6. We remember the Phoenicians because they gave us the alphabet. 7. In the first part of today’s Bible, we find the story of the Hebrew people. 8. According to the Bible, God gave Abraham the ten commandments on Mount Sinai. 9. The Phoenicians lived in Canaan. 10. The Phoenicians were the first people to believe in one all-powerful god. 11. We call the eastern tip of the Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia. 12. Morality is the right way of behaving toward others. 13. The cities of Tyre and Sidon were built by rich Phoenician merchants and traders. 14. Phoenicians settled in Carthage, Africa, about 1100 B.C. 15. The cuneiform alphabet had 22 letters.