Mesepotania Flashcards
Where is Mesopotamia?
In between the two rivers!
Which river is northern?
Tigris
Which river is southern?
The Euphrates river
What was the climate of the northern part of Mesopotamia?
The Northern part was hilly and recieved rain
What was the climate of the southern part of Mesopotamia?
The southern of Mesopotamia part received little rain, and had low plains, or flat land, which the sun beat fiercely down on.
What are the four environmental factors?
Minerals, water, topography and vegetation- my winter travel villiage
Sumer
An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
Irrigation
A means of supplying land with water
Levee
A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
Silt
Fine particles of rock
City state
An city that is like a small, independent country with its own laws and government.
Mesopotamia
The land in between the two rivers
What was the first problem that the Mesopotamians faced, and what was their solution?
PROBLEM-Farmers in the Zagros mountains did not have enough land to feed the growing population
SOLUTION-people moved out of the foothills and onto the plains of the Euphrates and Tigris river. This land was less- suited for farming, but people were able to build cities in this location.
What was the second problem that the Mesopotamians faced, and what was their solution?
PROBLEM- uncontrollable water sources- the farmers who had moved to the Sumer didn’t know when it would rain, and lots of the season was dry. SOLUTION-they created levees to control their water scource and maintain availability of water.
What was the third problem that the Mesopotamians faced, and what was their solution?
PROBLEM-their water systems became clogged with silt, cutting water off in other villages affecting multiple villages at once. SOLUTION-villages came together to keep water flowing, and supply healthy.
Villages-Towns-Cities
What was the fourth problem that the Mesopotamians faced, and what was their solution?
PROBLEM- cities would fight over water supply, often leading to bloodshed. Fighting over shared water scource
SOLUTION- cities built walls around themselves, for protection-CITY STATES
THINK- what factors caused Mesopotamia to form into city states???????????????????
-think about the p+s’s
