Mesopotamia Difficult environment
What is a nickname for the fertile crescent
Mesopotamia
Why is foothills a good place to farm?
Mild weather and plenty of rain
What caused the flood in the plains?
Rain and Melted snow from the mountains.
What did canals become clogged with
Silt
Why did Sumerians build walls around their city
They built walls to save themselves from attackers.
Describe the Weather patterns in the foothills
Hilly and received rain
Where did the hills mostly get their water from?
The Rain
What are irrigation systems
Means of supplying land with water
What is silt
Fine particles of rock
What did the Sumerians build to keep attackers out
Moats
What were the Mesopotamians
Farmers
Why did Food shortages start?
Overpopulation
What did farmers do to allow the water to flow through the wholes
They pocked wholes in the leeves
Why did farmers have to clean the canals regularly
Because of clogged silt
What were the walled citys of sumer called
City-States
What is a challenge living in Mesopotamia
Food shortages
Where did people relocate for better conditions?
Sumer
Why were farmers struggling to raise crops
They had to much or to little rain
What did workers have to do to make sure the water was balanced
Scoop water from one recivor to another.
What did they use to make walls
Bricks and Mud
How was the soil for most of the years in Mesopotamia
Hard and Dry
Where did people move to from the foothills
The Plains
What did the Sumerians use to control the water?
Dams,Canals, and leeves
How did irrigation change the life of the villages
Farmers had to spend time repairing and maintaining the system
What was one thing that Sumerians fought over
When other villages kept water from another village