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Where is 1 and 2
1: Aztec
2: Mayan
Where is this:
SW Asia, Tigris and Euphrates, Flooding brought silt, and there were deserts
Mesopotamia
How were floods important to ancient civilizations?
Silt that was within the water was left behind when the flood receded.
Who created Chinampas- the floating gardens placed in freshwater?
A) China
B) Egypt
C) Aztec
Aztec
Why was growing crops in rows important?
It made it easier to farm and use tools.
Where is 4? It is two civilizations.
Greece and Roman
Major city located in Italy, Tiber River, Alps mountains, Mediterranean Sea, covered much of Europe and North coast of Africa
Ancient Rome
What hardships came with floods?
They could ruin entire villages and kill people.
Who grew olives and grapes because they thrive on hilly land?
A) China
B) Greece
C) India
B) Greece
What was the benefit of crop rotation?
It improved the soil because different crops use different nutrients from the soil.
Where is 3?
Incan
East Asia, next to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, Rivers of Sorrows, Yellow and Yangtze River, Gobi Desert, Himalayan Mountains
Ancient China
How were deserts helpful to ancient civilizations?
They provided protection from invaders because they were hard to cross and invaders could be more easily spotted.
There were no cows or horses, so these civilizations used alpacas and llamas.
Aztec, Mayan Incan
Why did terrace farming become an important practice?
It allowed civilizations that had steep hills to produce food.
Where is 6
West coast of South America, next to Pacific Ocean, Amazon Rainforest, Sechura desert, Andes mountains
Incan
How were deserts a challenge for ancient civilizations?
They made travel difficult, you can't farm in a desert, deserts don't have a lot of resources.
China only had ___ % of their land that they could farm.
10% of the land is what they could farm.
To irrigate crops, some ancient civilizations did what along their rivers?
They dug canals and ditches to collect water from the rivers.
Where is 7 and 8?
7: India
8: China
NE Africa, Nile River, Red land and Black land, Cataracts
Ancient Egypt
Why were many ancient civilizations located along the same line of latitude--none were too far north or too far south?
This area of the Earth provided the best climate, not too extreme.
What is the name of the floating garden that was used in region of the Aztecs and Mayans?
Chinampas
This weather event was needed in ancient India to bring rain?
Monsoons