1. The latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 4° intervals. Label these on the west and north sides of the map.
2. With blue pencils, color the bodies of water light blue, and label the following in
darker blue:
Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Dead Sea, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea,
Black Sea
3. With a blue pencil, trace the following rivers, and label them in blue:
Nile, Jordan, Tigris, Euphrates
4. Trace the ancient shoreline of the Persian Gulf (shown by a dotted line) with a
blue pencil and label it in blue.
5. Label the following areas:
Greece, Crete, Egypt, Sinai Peninsula, Palestine, Asia Minor, Cyprus,
Phoenicia, Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Sumer, Arabia, Persia
6. With green pencils, shade the Fertile Crescent, and label it in darker green.
7. Label and underline the following points:
Babylon, Nineveh, Jerusalem, Memphis, Thebes, Sidon, Tyre, Ur
8. *Which city was Hammurabi's capital?
9. *Which cities on the map were Phoenician trading centers?
10. *Which city on the map was the Assyrian capital?