Fertile Cresent Flashcards
What does fertile mean?
Fertile means land that is good for farming and rich soil.
What were the two rivers called?
The two rivers are called Tigris and Euphrates.
What does crescent mean?
Crescent means quarter shape.
For example, sometimes the moon is called a crescent moon.
Where does Mesopotamia extend from?
Mesopotamia extends from the Persian gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
What does the word Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
In Greek the word Mesopotamia means “between the rivers”.
The area between the rivers, Tigris and Euphrates is know as ……..
Mesopotamia.
Mesopotamia is part of the ….
Fertile Crescent.
More than 12000 years ago Mesopotamia was first settled by….
Hunter gatherers.
What did farmers grow?
Farmers grew wheat,barely,and other types of grain.
What were also good sources of food?
Livestock,birds,and fish were also good sources of food.
What can flooding destroy?
Flooding can destroy crops,kill livestock, and wash away homes.
What did farmers do to control the water flooding there homes?
Farmers built dug canals, human made water ways to connect the basins to irrigation ditches.
They also built up river banks to prevent flooding.
What does Fertile Crescent mean?
Fertile Crescent is a large arc of rich,or fertile,farmland.
What does the word silt mean?
Silt is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
When did first farm settlements form in Mesopotamia?
First farm settlements formed in 7000bc.
What does surplus mean?
Surplus is more than they needed.
What is irrigation?
Irrigation is a way of supplying water to an area of land.
What is a canal?
A canal is a human water way.
What is division of labor?
Division of labor is the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
What part of Mesopotamia is a flat plain?
The southern part of Mesopotamia was a flat plain.
