Climate and Geography
The climate of Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Hot and Dry
Two rivers that formed Mesopotamia.
The Tigris and Euphrates
What is the importance of Hammurabi’s Code?
It was one of the first systems of laws and justice
When fertile land becomes a desert.
Desertification
An important law system created in Mesopotamia.
Hammurabi’s Code
Most people in this region live here.
River Valleys
The material left by rivers that made Mesopotamia fertile.
Silt
The Mesopotamian writing system.
Cuneiform
When people do not have enough fresh water.
Water scarcity
A major Egyptian structure used for burials.
Pyramids
This is where the pyramids were built.
Ancient Egypt
One reason why early civilizations settled near rivers.
Rivers provided water, fertile land, and transportation
One way cuneiform affects our lives today.
It is the basis for written language
A long period with little rain.
Drought
One Mesopotamian invention still used today.
Writing (cuneiform)
Process that changes areas of Africa into desert, and the deserts are growing because of this.
Desertification
The physical feature where most early civilizations settled.
River Valleys
One civilization that developed major early inventions.
Mesopotamia or Egypt
Why desertification is dangerous.
It makes it harder to grow food and support people
Why ancient inventions were important.
They helped societies grow, communicate, and govern