This Week's Assignment : Twenty Questions

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1. Discuss the factors which influenced the development of civilization in Egypt
2. Discuss the factors which influenced the development of civilization in Turkey
3. Discuss the factors which influenced the development of civilization in Greece
4. Discuss the factors which influenced the development of civilization in Italy
5. Discuss the differences between the River Nile, the River Jordan, and the River Euphrates
6. Using the textbook, page xxx, or any other sources you wish, give the English meanings for the Hebrew words "Tel", "Nahal", "Har", and for the Arabic words "Kirbeh" (sometimes written Kirbeth), "Wadi", "Jebel" and "Ain" (sometimes written Ein)
7. According to the textbook, what is the average distance one travels when going from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River
8. Between which parts of the Fertile Crescent does Israel-Palestine form a bridge
9. According to the textbook, when did the earliest humans come to the Jordan valley
10. According to the textbook, what were the pre-requisites for a settlement
11. According to the textbook, what is the average size of a tell
12. According to the textbook, how many layers of ruined cities, or archaeological strata, may there be in a tell in Israel
13. According to the textbook, how many years of settlement may have contributed to the formation of a tell in Israel
14. How does the textbook differentiate between a tell and a ruin
15. Using the map on page 2, and any modern map :
    In which modern countries are the following towns
    1. Hattusha
    2. Carchemish
    3. Haran
    4. Ebla
    5. Ugarit
    6. Mari
    7. Sidon
    8. Damascus
    9. Megiddo
    10. Nineveh
    11. Assur
    12. Babylon
    13. Susa
    14. Ur
    15. Tell el-Amarna
16. From the information with the satellite photo of the Dead Sea - the Great Rift Valley reaches from where in the north, to where in the south?
17. From the information with one of the satellite photos of the Nile Delta - why it it named a delta
18. From the information with one of the satellite photos of Israel - which is the third largest city in Israel, and the main port for the country?
19. From the information with one of the satellite photos of Greece - how are the Pindos Mountains described?
20. From the information with one of the satellite photos of the Persian Gulf - what are some of the factors that have caused environmental changes to the delta of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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