Geography
This region is called the Fertile Crescent because its soil is very rich.
The Fertile Crescent
These two rivers made farming possible in Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
This tool was used to break up the soil before planting.
Plow
This grain was one of the first grown in the Fertile Crescent.
Wheat
People began living in one place instead of moving around.
Permanent settlements
The Fertile Crescent is shaped like this object.
Crescent
Farmers used this system to bring water to their fields.
Irrigation
These animals were used to pull the plow.
Oxen (or bulls)
This animal was used to pull the plow.
Ox
Food surpluses allowed people to do this.
Specialization (division of labor)
This modern region includes countries such as Iraq and Syria.
The Middle East
Flooding from the rivers left behind this fertile material.
Silt
This invention made farming faster and easier.
Plow
Growing crops and raising animals together is called this.
Agriculture
One of the first civilizations in Mesopotamia.
Sumer
The Fertile Crescent connects these two continents.
Asia and Africa
This structure holds back water and helps control flooding.
Dam
A tool used to cut crops during harvest.
Sickle
People kept these animals for milk and wool.
Goats and sheep
Large cities that developed because of farming were called…
City-states
This region between rivers is called the “land between the rivers.”
Mesopotamia
Farmers dug long channels to carry water to their fields
Canals
Farmers stored extra food for later in this structure.
Storage building (or granary)
The process of taming animals to live with humans is called…
Domestication
Written records helped civilizations keep track of…
Trade and taxes