The Land and Two Rivers
What rivers are in Southwest Asia?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Why is being a farmer difficult?
Crops need the right amount of water to thrive and the floods and semiarid climate made either be too much or too little
Why didn't Mesopotamia have wood?
Because they had no forests
What made Mesopotamia a good region for farming?
Because there are rivers and fertile soil
What is a drought?
A period of time without water
Why did the Mesopotamians build mud houses?
Because they had no wood, stone, or metals
What type of climate is in Mesopotamia?
Semiarid Climate
How often do floods happen?
Yearly
why was Mesopotamia easy to invade?
Because they had no natural materials
What does floodplain mean?
Flatland bordering the waters
By 6000 B.C farmers built _____ to bring water from the rivers to the fields
canals
What is surplus?
Excess or more than what they needed for themselves