Mesopotamia Flashcards
(17 cards)
Where is the Tigris river?
To the right of Mesopotamia
Where is the Euphrates river?
To the left of mesopotamia
Where is Mesopotamia
In between the tigris and the Euphrates river
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land in between the rivers
What is climate of northern Mesopotamia
Lots of hills, rainy, harsh weather
What is the climate of southern Mesopotamia?
Hot and sunny, dry, plains
Problem and solution #1
food shortage is northern Mesopotamia
so some people moved down to Sumer
Problem and solution #2
Water was uncontrollable, during some seasons the river would flood washing away crops and during other seasons the river would dry up.
So they built an irrigation system
Problem and solution #3
The irrigation system was to hard to manage causing silt to clog the river.
So villages came together to help manage the irrigation system which then created towns then cities
Problem and solution #4
People started to fight over the water
So the Sumerians built a wall made of dried mud.
What does Sumer mean?
An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cites first appeared
What does irrigation mean?
A means of supplying land with water
What does levee mean? (Wall)
A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
What does silt mean?
Fine particles of rock
What does city-state mean?
An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
What are the environmental factors?
Water, minerals, topography, and vegetation
What factors caused Mesopotamia to become a city-state
Problem and solution 1, food shortage in north Mesopotamia so people moved down to Sumer.
Problem and solution 2, during spring time the river would flood from the rain up in the north, during summer the river would dry up because of the sun/heat, so people built an irrigation system
Problem and solution 3, the irrigation system was to hard to manage and clogged with silt, so villages came together to help manage it. This eventually formed towns, then cities.
Problem and solution 4, there was violence over water usage so the Sumerians built a wall made up of dried mud.
