Northern Mesopotamia
What was good here for farming?
Rain
What happened in the fall here?
Flooding
Most important crop?
Wheat
What crop need a lot of water?
Trees
Animals that were in Fertile Crescent
pigs, sheep, goats, and cattle
What was bad for farming here?
Rocky land
What happened here during other parts of the year?
Drought
What did they use trees for?
Buildings and fire wood
What moves water?
Irrigation
Ms. Durban's pets are what type of animal?
What direction is this area?
North
Iraq
True or false: Trees were planted far away from canals
False
Another word for waterway
Canal
Animal that was used for transportation long ago
Horses
What's another name for Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent
What was a huge discovery during this time?
Writing
Soil and rock from river
Silt
SW rivers in Asia
Euphrates and Tigris
What is Churchill's Bulldog
Bulldog
What does Fertile Crescent mean?
Land between two rivers
Name the invention that helped with travel and farming at this time.
The Wheel
Wearing away of soil or rock
Erosion
No rain
Drought
Why is the Fertile Crescent now a desert?
Because they cut down the trees which ruined the soil