Mesopotamia
The land between the rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
The watering of crops
What is irrigation?
More than what's needed
What is a surplus?
The land bordering a river
What is a floodplain?
A period when there is not enough rain or snowfall
What is a drought?
Mud
What did Mesopotamians use to build their houses
10 inches
How much inches of rain fall in Mesopotamia each year?
Mesopotamians built canals to carry water from the rivers onto their fields
How did Mesopotamians water crops
Because they didn't have natural barriers such as mountains
Why was Mesopotamia easy to invade?
The soil deposited by rivers
What is silt?
Having little rainfall and warm temperatures
What is semiarid?
Mud walls
What did Mesopotamians use to build walls around their villages?
By boat
What is the best way to travel the rivers of Mesopotamia?
6000 B.C.
What year did Mesopotamians dig irrigation systems?
No, they had few resources
Did Mesopotamia have many resources?