Geography of Ancient Mesopotamia
What two rivers surrounded Ancient Mesopotamia?
Answer: Tigris and Euphrates
What was the main crop grown in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Answer: Wheat
Which river is considered the "lifeblood" of Ancient Egypt?
Answer: Nile River
What was the main desert surrounding Ancient Egypt?
Answer: Sahara Desert
Which modern-day country is the location of most of Ancient Mesopotamia?
Answer: Iraq
What was the invention that helped improve irrigation in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Answer: Shaduf
What was the purpose of the Nile flooding in Ancient Egypt?
Answer: Fertilizing the soil for agriculture (depositing fertile soil)
Name the two water boundaries of Ancient Egypt
Answer: Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
What is the meaning of the term "Mesopotamia"?
Answer: "Land between (two) rivers"
What were the tools used by farmers in Ancient Mesopotamia?
(Name ONE for full points)
Answer: Plows and sickles
Name the two main regions of Ancient Egypt based on their relationship with the Nile River (The directions teh river flows).
Answer: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
What were the natural barriers that protected Ancient Egypt from invasions?
Answer: Desert and Cataracts of the Nile
What was the purpose of the canals in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Answer: Irrigation for agriculture
What animals were commonly raised for agriculture in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Answer: Sheep and goats
What was the function of the canals and irrigation systems in Ancient Egypt?
Answer: Distributing water for agriculture (irrigation)
What was the significance of the Nile Delta in Ancient Egypt?
Rich agricultural land due to the deposition of silt
What type of climate characterized Ancient Mesopotamia?
Answer: Arid or desert-like
What was the role of the ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia's agricultural society?
They were religious temples and also used for storing surplus crops
How did the ancient Egyptians control the flooding of the Nile?
Answer: By building dams and reservoirs
How did the geography of Ancient Egypt influence its civilization and culture?
It provided fertile land for agriculture and protection from invaders