Assyrian homeland

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/assyrian-homeland

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the geographical core?Upper Mesopotamia, West Asia
2. What is the modern political division?Territory now spans Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and Syria
3. Where does the Tigris River run in the Assyrian homeland?The Tigris River cuts through the region and many important cities like Nineveh, Assur, and Nimrud were built on its banks.
4. What are some of the ancient cities in the Assyrian homeland?Nineveh, Assur, and Nimrud were major cities that grew into an empire.

Upper Mesopotamia: The northern, more fertile part of Mesopotamia, historically a cradle of civilization.
Indigenous: Native to a particular region or country; originating naturally in a place.
Neo-Aramaic Languages: Modern dialects of Aramaic, a Semitic language with ancient roots, spoken by Assyrians today.
Liturgical Rites: Formalized sequences of prayers, ceremonies, and rituals used in public worship.