Mesopotamia
In Mesopotamia, there were 2 rivers. Name both of them.
Tigris - 100
Euprates - 100
Mild _____________ helped make the foothills of the Zagros mountains a good place to farm.
weather
During the spring, rain and _______________ from the mountains flowed into the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
melted snow
The main problem with the canals was they had to be _______________ regularly
cleaned
In Mesopotamia, there were food shortages in the __________
Hills or mountains
By about 5000 BCE, farmers did not have enough _________ to grow food.
land
The problem with the floods was that no one could
Predict when they would come.
Farmers had to work___________________ for the common good, because the canals stretched for miles.
together or with each other
Mesopotamia was located between _____________ and ____________.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
in Spring, both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers _____________.
flooded
Since no one could predict the flooding of the rivers, if it happened after the farmers planted, then what problem happened?
The seeds were washed away and the crops ruined.
Name 2 or more problems Mesopotamians faced.
Food shortages
Water supply (flooding or too little)
attacks
Maintaining water supply across village boundaries
When the Tigris and Euphrates flooded, they brought precious water and _________________
Fertile Soil or Silt