Geography of Mesopotamia Flashcards
1
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Mesopotamia
A
the Greek word for, “The Land Between Two Rivers”
2
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Tigris and Euphrates
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the two rivers that border Mesopotamia
3
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Fertile Cresent
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It is the fertile region in the Middle East, in modern day Iraq, Syria, and Israel
4
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How did Mesopotamia get good soil for farming?
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the Persian Gulf, snow caped mountains, upper plateau (it got a lot of rain, but the soil wasn’t very good), and the Fertile Crescent (no rain but good soil because of massive flooding)
5
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How did Mesopotamia get good soil for farming?
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the Persian Gulf, snow caped mountains, upper plateau (it got a lot of rain, but the soil wasn’t very good), and the Fertile Crescent (no rain but good soil because of massive flooding)
6
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silt
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fertile soil good for farming
