Vocabulary
Mesopotamia
land between the rivers
Why did people settle there
they settled there because of the fertile soil and which resulted in a surplus of food.
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Ox driven plow
Silt
Fine and fertile soil
Challenges for Mesopotamians
Hot summers and unreliable rainfall
200
irrigation
Irrigation
Canals from rivers spread across fields
How were people able to stay in Mesopotamia
Surplus of food for the growing population
300
store rainwater for later use
Social class
Order based on power and wealth
400
Levees
Artisans
people making things by hand
500
dams