Physical Features
Firsts
Civilization
Location
100
These are the two rivers giving the area the nickname, The Land Between Two Rivers.
The Tigris and Euphrates
100
Name a first of Mesopotamia which would help with transportation.
Wheel and axel
100
Before they settled down as farmers, what were they?
Hunter-Gatherers
100
Sumer is located this direction from the Persian Gulf.
Northwest
200
This is the body of water the rivers run into.
The Persian Gulf
200
This first, is the name of their first writing, that you did in class.
Cuneiform
200
What do you need to have in order to begin a civilization?
Surplus of Food
200
Which of the two rivers would we say is the more eastern of the two?
The Tigris
300
These are the mountains found to the northeast of Mesopotamia.
Zaggros Mountains
300
This first, helps divert and control water.
Levees
300
When you have a Food Surplus, people can begin doing other things besides farming. What is this called?
Specialization
300
What direction is the desert from the mountains?
Southwest
400
This is the desert found to the south of Mesopotamia.
Arabian Desert
400
This first, is the combination of tin and ____________ (name the reddish metal also, so name it after the "first")
Bronze and copper
400
Where in Mesopotamia did the first civilization begin? Name the area.
Sumer
400
What direction do the Tigris and Euphrates flow?
Southeast
500
If the Fertile Crescent begins in the south at the Persian Gulf, what sea does it curve towards at the northern tip?
The Mediterranean
500
This first of the Mesopotamians help civilizations run smoothly.
Written Laws
500
What is the name of the Mesopotamian temple and give the Sumerian term for the important person who you would find there.
Ziggurat and ensi
500
What direction from Mesopotamia is the Mediterranean Sea? (Think of the crescent:-)
Northwest
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