Get a jump-start on teaching about Mesopotamia’s River Valley Civilizations with this reading activity! It focuses on Mesopotamia’s location, geography, and the Fertile Crescent. Use it for a close-read activity, during independent learning centers, or to keep in your emergency sub-folder.
This resource is also included in a student workbook on the history of Mesopotamia that is part of an entire unit bundle. CLICK HERE to check out the Full Unit!
Included:
Two pages of Reading Passages–
- Mesopotamia’s Location and Geography
- The Fertile Crescent and an intro. to the Tigris & Euphrates River Valley Civilizations
Reading Skills Task-
- A “Main Idea” Reading Skills Task
Annotations Directions & Vocabulary List
Answer Keys
**This “Mesopotamia: Geography & River Valley” resource is part of an ENTIRE, NO-PREP, and NO-TEXTBOOK NEEDED, MESOPOTAMIA UNIT!
I have other Ancient World Cultures/Civilizations units, too!
MESOAMERICA: MAYA, AZTEC, and INCA CIVILIZATIONS
Want more River Valley Civilizations lessons? Try This 🙂
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