Mesipotamia Flashcards
Which river is to the south of mesopotamia?
Euphrates
Which river is to the north of Mesopotamia?
Tigris
What dose Mesopotamia mean?
Meso = middle
Mesopotamia = the land between the rivers ( Euphrates + Tigris )
Where is Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia is in between the Euphrates river and the Tigris river
What are the two main rivers of the fertile crescent?
Euphrates and Tigris
What is northern Mesopotamia’s geography?
The land was hilly and received rain
What was the geography of the southern part of Mesopotamia?
The southern part had low plains and flat land
What was the climate of the northern part of Mesopotamia?
It received rain ( it was not easy to live in this part of Mesopotamia!
What was the climate of the southern part of Mesopotamia?
The sun would beat down furiously on the plains there was little rain
