GEOGRAPHY SKILLS
What is the largest country in Southwest Asia?
Saudi Arabia
Early people settled where ____________ would grow.
Crops
How did farmers protect their fields from flooding?
Farmers built up the rivers' banks.
Why did farmers need to develop a system to control their water supply?
When the rivers flooded, crops, livestock, and homes were destroyed. Too little water ruined crops. Farmers needed a stable water supply for farming and raising livestock.
What is the second largest country in Southwest Asia?
Iran
irrigation
The two most important physical features in the region are
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamians ate a variety of foods. List some of the foods Mesopotamians ate.
Fish, meat, wheat, barley, and dates
Where was Mesopotamia?
In Southwest Asia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
This country is located to the west of Iran.
Iraq
Human made waterways.
canals
What does Mesopotamia mean?
"between the rivers" in Greek
Why did farmers need to develop a way to control the rivers' flow?
Flooding destroyed crops, killed livestock, and washed away homes. When water levels were too low, crops dried up.
How did the fertile crescent get its name?
It came from the arc of fertile land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
Turkey
An organized society within a specific area.
civilization
Hunter-gather groups first settled in Mesopotamia more than _________ years ago.
12,000
What were some of the other jobs Mesopotamians did once everyone did not have to farm anymore.
crafters, religious leaders, government workers
What was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile?
Annual flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What country is located South of Syria?
Jordan
The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
The first farming settlements were formed in Mesopotamia as early as ___________ BC.
7000 BC.
Mesopotamian settlements developed into cities between _______ and __________ BC.
4000 and 3000 BC
In what way did the Neolithic Revolution contribute to the creation of Mesopotamian civilization?
People began to create permanent settlements. Growing food led to a food surplus, which created a division of labor. People could work on large projects, which led to the creation of cities.