Paragraph 1.1 Flashcards
What discovered archaeologists, that the first inhabitants in Uruk were…..
Farmers
What did farmers need for growing their crops
Fertile soil and water
Around 3500 BC the city was not built in the desert…..
But close to two rivers
Which rivers are that
The Euphrates and the Tigris
What was this area named? And what does it mean?
Mesopotamia, the land between two rivers
What happened when the Tigris and the Euphrates overflowed?
It covered the land an destroyed everything in it’s path
The Tigris and the Euphrates also transformed….
The desert into a green land covered with grass and trees
What happened when the water level dropped?
A dark layer of silt (clay) stayed behind on the riverbank.
Why did the farmers grew their crops there with the silt
Because it is really fertile
What is the first step in the flooding of the Euphrates river?
The water is low
What is the second step in the flooding of the Euphrates river?
It covers the riverbanks
What is the third step in the flooding of the Euphrates river?
It leaves pools of water and fertile ground so farmers can grow their crops.
What is irrigation?
Digging smal canals to spread water further inland.
What happened thanks to irrigation?
Water could flow to areas that were dry before so it turned into fertile land
Why did farmers trade their food with each other.
Farmers were able to produce more food than they could it because of irrigation.
