SWYK Mesopotamia Flashcards
which river is the Tigris and which is the Euphrates
north Tigris, south Euphrates
where Mesopotamia is- think about what Mesopotamia means!
Located in modern day Iraq. Known as the land between the rivers.
geography and climate is of the northern portion of Mesopotamia
Rainy, hilly.
geography and climate of the southern portion of Mesopotamia
Very hot and dry, flat.
Problems and Solutions of Mesopotamia: #1: food shortages, overpopulation
Solution: sent large group of people to Sumer
Problems and Solutions of Mesopotamia: #2: uncontrolled water supply
Solution: built complex irrigation systems
Problems and Solutions of Mesopotamia: #3: maintaining a complex irrigation system, often gets clogged w/ silt
Solution: worked together to clear and maintain system
Problems and Solutions of Mesopotamia: #4: fought over water use, bloodshed
Solution: built sun dried mud bricks and made walls. This led to city-states.
What factors caused Mesopotamia to form into city-states?
They turned into city-states because of food shortages, unstable water supply, maintaining a good irrigation system, and bloodshed.
What are the environmental factors?
Minerals, water supply, topography, vegetation
Define: levee
A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks.
Define: silt
Fine particles of rock.
Define: city-state
An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government.
Define: Sumer
An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared.
Define: Mesopotamia
Land between the rivers.
Define: irrigation
A means of supplying land with water.
