Ch.+15+Study+Guide

Name the three important rivers that helped to shape the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia?
 * Chapter 15 Study Guide **
 * Part A – Define the following terms **
 * Fertile Cresent ****:**
 * Suleiman I ****: **
 * Hammurabi ****: **
 * hunter-gatherers ****: **
 * Muhammad: **
 * Ottoman Empire ****: **
 * irrigation: **
 * hieroglyphics ****: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">caliph: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">Judaism ****<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">cuneiform ****<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">theocracy: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Part B – Review Questions **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Section 1 – Physical Geography **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Section 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">List the three classes of people in Mesopotamia. **
 * Section 3 – Ancient Egypt**

<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Why did the ancient Egyptians fill their tombs with everyday items? <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">*What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common? <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">*Why is Jerusalem an important city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims? <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Jews - <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Christians – <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Muslims - <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">*What caused the Ottoman Empire to grow weak?
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Section 4 – Birthplace of Religions **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Section 5 – Muslim Empires **