Empires of the Fertile Crescent Chapter 3:iii Use the map on page

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Empires of the Fertile Crescent
Chapter 3:iii
Use the map on page 89 of your textbook, World History - The Human Experience, to
locate and label the following physical and cultural features on the blank map provided.
Arabian
Peninsula
Asia Minor
Babylon
Black Sea
Byblos
Caspian Sea
Cyprus
Egypt
Euphrates River
Hattusas
Mediterranean
Sea
Memphis
Nile River
Ninevah
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Sidon
Tigris River
Tyre
Next, using different colours and/or patterns, identify the location of the following
empires on the map:
Hittite empire,
1500 B.C.
Assyrian empire
670 B.C.
Chaldean empire
600 B.C.
Finally, construct a legend (key) in the blank box in the lower, right-hand corner of the
map.
Once you have completed the above, read Section 3:iii - Empire Builders, pages 88
through 93, and answer the questions below.
1. What are some ways in which the Assyrians laid the foundation for rebellion by the
people they conquered?
2. What were the methods employed by the Assyrians to govern their large empire?