Chapter 4 Flashcards
(16 cards)
What does Mesopotamia mean
Land between two rivers
What is Mesopotamia know as
The Fertile Crescent
Why was their silt in Mesopotamia
Because the Tigris and Euphrates flooded their banks
What protected Mesopotamia from invasion
Natural barriers
Where are the zagros mountains located
North of Mesopotamia
Where is Euphrates River located
South of Mesopotamia
Where is the Tigris River located
North of Mesopotamia
Where is the Mediterranean Sea located
West of Mesopotamia
Where is the Black Sea located
North west of Mesopotamia
Where is the Persian gulf located
South east of Mesopotamia
What was the first Mesopotamian civilization
Sumerians
Why couldn’t farms not be close to the Tigris and Euphrates River in Mesopotamia
Because of the rivers oftenly flooding
What was Mesopotamian irrigation called
Canals
How did Sumarians make bronze
By mixing tin and copper
What did sumarians make
Irrigation,domestication,slave labor, the wheel,bronze,and a sail
