Mesopotamia / Phoenician Trade
Project Instructions
Project Overview:
You will locate and label major centers of trade in Ancient Mesopotamia and surrounding areas. You’ve been given an outline map of the area on which you are to label the places where major trade occurred, as well as list symbols that represent the kinds of goods traded there.
Part 1:
Choose five places from the table to label on the map provided. Use historical atlases from the website below to locate and label the places you choose. (Put your cursor over the link, press “control” button, and click.)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/*0.00-381267/ancient-Middle-East
Next, click on the media tab to see the maps.
Part 2:
Label the places on your map accurately. Because the map is not very large, you will need to write neatly and rather small. Please spell each place correctly.
Part 3:
On the map, draw a symbol in each place you listed to show what goods were traded there. You’ll need to have a key somewhere on your map to show what product each symbol represents.
Part 4:
Add color. Keep it neat! Last, label all bodies of water on the map.
Place / Goods / SymbolIsrael / Wheat & barley
Hebron / Wine & wool
Lebanon / Cedar wood
Babylonia / Tin & fabric
Assyria / Tin & fabric
Arabia / Wool, precious stones, wrought iron, & gold
India / Spices & ivory
Armenia / Mules & horses
Egypt / Linen (cotton fabric)
Cyprus / Copper & timber
Cilicia / Timber
Lycia / Timber
Thasos / gold
West Africa / Ivory & animal skins
British Isles / Tin
_____Five locations from the “Places” column were labeled accurately on the map
_____At least one symbol was drawn at each location you labeled to show what goods were traded there
_____You included a map key to show what each symbol you drew represents
_____All bodies of water were accurately labeled on the map
_____Your map is neat and shows that you put care and consideration into your work
_____Five locations from the “Places” column were labeled accurately on the map
_____At least one symbol was drawn at each location you labeled to show what goods were traded there
_____You included a map key to show what each symbol you drew represents
_____All bodies of water were accurately labeled on the map
_____Your map is neat and shows that you put care and consideration into your work