Timelines
What does B.C. mean?
Before Christ
What are the 2 rivers that border Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the name of the fertile region in the middle east?
Fertile Crescent
Name two benefits of flooding
Silt, provided a water source, allows farming
What is another word for writing
Cuneiform
What is the last year before B.C. dates begin?
1 C.E.
Name 2 bodies of water in the Middle East
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Persian Gulf – Tigris and Euphrates River flow into, Red Sea, Indian Ocean
What is "silt"
Soil good for farming
What is erosion
When flooding washes away the surface of the soil
What did writing begin as?
Record keeping
If the years fall on the same side of the timeline (ex. both B.C. dates or bth C.E. dates) do you add the years or subtract them to find the amount of time between them?
Subtract
Mesopotamia was located in what present day country?
Iraq
Where did the water come from in Mesopotamia?
The snowcapped mountains
What was the purpose of an irrigation system?
To hold flood water for use at a later time
What is a scribe?
The person who wrote and kept the records
If the years fall on different sides of the timeline (ex: one B.C. date and one C.E. date) do you add or subtract to find the amount of time between them?
Add
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
The soil in Mesopotamia was good for
Farming crops
What was an obstacle of flooding?
Flooding right before harvest, lack of farm land, few building materials
What percent of the population could read and write at that time?
Less than 1%
Is there a year "0" on a timeline?
No
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into the....
Persian Gulf
Why was living farther away from the Fertile Crescent not good?
Land was not good for farming; dry
What was the purpose of storing flood water?
To have water for the whole year
What was the greatest contribution Mesopotamia gave to the modern world?
Writing