What is location 2?
Persian Gulf
What is the name of the region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which was home to the first civilizations?
Mesopotamia
What do the Greek words "Meso" and "Potamus" mean?
Between Rivers
What is location 5?
Tigris river
Which geographical location is the source of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
The Taurus Mountains
What does the "Bull of Heaven" represent in the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Natural disasters (Flood & Drought)
What is location 1?
Taurus Mountains
Which ancient city was known for being a center of trade, due to its strategic position at the end of the Euphrates river?
The City of Ur
Which of the rivers in mesopotamia is further east?
The Tigris River
what is location 6?
Uruk
What geographical feature makes up the bulk of the Mesopotamian landscape?
Plain
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what did Gilgamesh want to achieve after his friend Enkidu died?
Live forever?
What is location 3?
Ur
What is the cause of the Seasonal floods in Mesopotamia? (Not just the rivers)
Runoff from the the Taurus mountains
What location is Number 4?
Eridu
What technology did Mesopotamians develop to assist them with agriculture and also prevent destruction from floods and drought?
IRRIGATION
Write a topic sentence using "Because" to answer the following question...
"Why was the city of Ur a center of commerce and trade?"
The city of Ur was a center of commerce and trade BECAUSE its position at the end of the Euphrates river attracted many merchants and customers.