PAIREDREADTheGameBYMARIAGILLExpositoryTextTHEANCIENTCITYOFURSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:DEAPICTURELIBRARY/DeAgostini/GettyImages**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:SequenceVocabularyStrategyGreekRootsVocabularybedrock,embarked,excavations,exquisite,intriguing,intrinsic,methodical,meticulouslyContentStandardsSocialStudiesGeographyWordCount:1,931**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119205-2MHID:0-02-119205-7PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhatcanscientistsrevealaboutancientcivilizations?Introduction................................2Chapter1DiscoveringaCity............................4Chapter2AnAdvancedCivilization.....................8Chapter3TheGraves..................................12Conclusion..................................16RespondtoReading.........................18TheGame.........................19Glossary....................................22Index.......................................23FocusonSocialStudies......................24THE�CIENTCITYOFURBYMARIAGILLIRAQEuphratesRiverURBaghdadBasrahTigrisRiverSYRIASAUDIARABIAIRANTUTUTUTUTUTUTUTUTUUTUTUTUTUTUTUTUTUTRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKRKKEYEYEYEYYEYEYEYEYYEYEYEYEYEYEYEKUUWAWITPERSIANGULFNSWEIn1922,anarchaeologistnamedLeonardWoolleyembarkedonajourneytosouthernIraq.TheBritishMuseumsenthimtostudyalargemoundinthedesert.Itcontainedtheruinsofabuildingcalledaziggurat.Theziggurathadbeenbuiltcenturiesbefore.Atthetimeitwasbuilt,theareawascalledSumer.Thezigguratwasanim...
