Mesopotamia Part 1

Mediterranean Sea

100

Which ocean lays to the west of the Med Sea? 

Atlantic Ocean

200

Which county is located north of the Med Sea (looks like a boot)

Italy

300

Which current day country are the Taurus Mountains located?

Turkey

400

Which country is considered an archipelago?

Greece

500

Which 4 countries boarder the Red Sea?

Egypt

Israel

Jordan

Saudi Arabia 

Mesopotamia Map

100

What are the two main rivers the early people of Mesopotamia relied on? 

Tigris & Euphrates 

200

Where do the Tigris & Euphrates start?

Taurus Mountains

300

What is the northern most desert in area of Mesopotamia? 

Syrian Desert

400

Please name 4 bodies of water that are within the Mesopotamia area (Not Euphrates / Tigris)

Med Sea

Black Sea

Persian Gulf (Indian Ocean)

Red Sea

500

Please name 4 Natural Barriers in Mesopotamia (NO TWO OF THE SAME)

Rivers

Mountains

Desert

Body of Water (Sea/Ocean/Gulf)

Problem

100

What is the 4 Problem faced?

Attacks from neighbors 

200

What is the 2nd problem faced?

Drought & Flood

300

What is the 1st problem faced?

Food Shortage 

400

What is the 3rd problem faced?

Silt clogging canals

500

What is the name of the area people moved to from the foothills of the Zagros Mountains? 

Sumer

Sumerians

Solution

100

what is the 3 solution?

Work Together!

200

What is the 1st solution?

Move to the plains "Between Two Rivers"

300

What is the 4 solution?

Build Walls & Moats 

400

What is the 2nd solution?

Irrigation Systems

500

What are the 4 different irrigation systems we discussed?

Dam

Canal

Levees

Reservoirs 

Misc

100

Name the 5 oceans

Arctic 

Pacific

Atlantic

Southern

Indian

200

What is the name of the furthest town east on Long Island

Montauk

300

Name two parts of "MR HELP" & explain each!

Varies

400

What was the time frame of AA (Lucy)

3-4 MYA 

500

Where is the largest desert in the world located?

Antarctica