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 Western Asia : Babylonia^ Assyria, and CJialdca 85 QUESTIONS Section 10. Give the water boundaries of 'westernmost Asia. Where do desert and mountains chiefly lie ? What lies between them ? Summarize the history of the fertile crescent. Make a sketch map showing its situation. What land occupied its east end .? its west end 1 What is a " nomad " .? Mention some Semitic peoples. Whither does the wandering desert tribe often shift 1 Do you recall any Sem- ites who have so shifted .'' Describe the nomads' life ; their religion. Describe the Babylonian plain, giving size, climate, and products. Section ii. Describe Sumerian civilization and invasion of the Babylonian plain. What do we call the earliest age of Sumerian history? Who were the earliest Semites in Babylonia 1 Give an account of their first great leader. How did these Semites gain their earliest civilization, for example, writing.? Did Sumerian and Semite mingle.? Section i 2. Who was Hammurapi .? Give an account of his laws. Describe Babylonian commerce in his age. How can w^e summarize Babylonian history .? Section 13. Locate Assyria on the fertile crescent. Whence did its people receive their civilization .? What stopped early Assyrian expan- sion westward .? W^ho were the Arameans.? Where was their capital .? Section 14. What did the Assyrian Empire at its largest chiefly include .? Describe the Assyrian state ; the army. Give some account of Assyrian civilization. Outline the causes of the fall of Assyria. Section 15. Who were the Chaldeans.? Who were the Medes? How did they divide the East between them? Describe Chaldean Babylon ; its chief buildings. Discuss Chaldean astronomy.