M#! Flashcards
(19 cards)
Is the Tigris river on the left or right?
Right
Is the Euphrates river on the left or the right?
Left
Where is Mesopotamia?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What is the geography and climate of northern Mesopotamia?
Mountainey and rainy
What is the geography and climate of southern Mesopotamia?
Plains and dry
What is problem and solution #1?
Problem: Food shortages in the Zagros foothills
Solution: Moved to Sumar (Plains)
What is problem and solution #2?
Problem: Uncontrollable water supply
Solution: Built an irrigation system - Canals, dams, levies
What is problem and solution #3?
Problem: Maintaining a complex irrigation system
Solution: Villages worked together to clean system - villages—city’s
What is problem and solution #4?
Problem: Violence over access to water
Solution: Built walls around city’s
CITY STATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mesopotamia
In ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Sumer
An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared.
Irrigation
A means of supplying land with water.
Levee
A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks.
Silt
Fine particles of rock.
City-State
An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government.
What is environmental factor #1?
Water
- Drinking
- Food
- Fish
- Transportation
What is environmental factor #2?
Minerals
- Tools
- Obsidian (VERY IMPORTANT)
- Tools include knives, spear heads
What is environmental factor #3?
Vegetation
- Crops
- Trees - Lumber
What is environmental factor #4?
Topography
- Shape of land
- Mesopotamians chose plains
- Farming, building
