mesopotamia
the region where 2 rivers flow
what is mesopotamia?
a point where there is not enough rain/water
what is a drought
provided soil
what did tigris and euphrates provide for ancient mesopotamia?
more than they needed for themselves
what is a surplus?
having little rainfall and warm temperature
what is a semiarid
land between the rivers
what does mesopotamia mean
how much snow melted in the mountains in spring and how much rain fell
what does flood size depend on
digging canals, building walls, and trading
what jobs had to be done over and over
able to trade for some stone, wood, and metal outside their own land
what were they able to do since they grew a surplus of grain