Geography
Mesopotamia has very ___________ Land
Dry
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers connect into the _________________________
Persian Gulf
How did ancient Mesopotamians use the wheel? what breakthrough did they discover?
Using the wheel to pull a cart
Mesopotamia had its crops and some structures destroyed annually by ________________________.
Floods
Mesopotamians invented the _______________, which made farming easier.
The Seeder Plow
Silt is particles of fertile soil in water, how did this help expand mesopotamia?
by fertilizing communities soil down river, expanding on their civilization.
The Three major cities in ancient Mesopotamia are _____________, _________________ and ________________
Ur, Uruk and Eridu
Mesopotamia had many _____________ _____________, they could exchange goods with other merchants here. You could get to them by both land and sea.
Trading centers
The ancient group of people known as the ____________________ settled in Mesopotamia
Sumerians
What region of mesopotamia produced fertile, seasonal rains?
The Northern Region
Mesopotamians traded with many civilizations, one of the biggest ones being ________________,
Egypt
What region of Mesopotamia was dry and infertile?
The southern part of Mesopotamia
In class we talked about the biggest trade route in ancient mesopotamia, what is its name?
The Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf is also nicknamed the _______________________
Arabian Gulf
In this system, cultural and social relationships play an important role in deciding how goods are produced.
Jobs might be passed down from parent to child, and farm plots might be shared communally by neighbors.
Traditional Economy