Mesopotamia Flashcards
Which rivers surround Mesopotamia and on what side is each?
The Euphrates on the left and the Tigris on the right.
What is the climate in northern Mesopotamia?
It has a mild climate and rain, as well as snow at times.
What is the climate in southern Mesopotamia?
Very hot, Dry and hard ground. (Sun baked) Harsh flooding in flood season.
What are the problems the Mesopotamians faced in order? What were the solutions?
- Low food supplies on the mountain. 1.5. They moved people to the plains. 2. The river was flooding uncontrollably. 2.5. They build canals and levees. 3. Silt was stuck in the canals. 3.5. They worked together to maintain the river. 4. They fought over water control. 4.5. They built walls and became city states.
What are the environmental factors?
Minerals, topography, vegetation, and water.
What does silt mean?
Fine particles of rock.
Where is Mesopotamia?
Between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the Fertile Crescent.
What is Sumer?
Sumer is an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities-states first appeared.
What is the Euphrates river?
One of the two largest rivers in southwest Asia that flow from mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf. It is also on the left of Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris river?
One of the two largest rivers in southwest Asia that flow from mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf. It flows right of Mesopotamia.
What does irrigation mean?
A means of supplying land with water.
What is a levee?
A wall of earth built to prevent water from entering somewhere
What is a City state?
An city that was like a small independent country with its own laws and government.
Where is Mesopotamia? (Think about what Mesopotamia means)
Mesopotamia is in Southwest Asia(modern day Iraq) and It is between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
