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Geography of Mesopotamia

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What are the necessary geographic characteristics to sustain life?

source of water, warm climate and fertile soil.

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2- Which two rivers helped the Mesopotamian civilization?

Tigris and Euphrates

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3-Rivers were essential for ----------

crops and drinking water (raising civilizations).

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4- What other resources did Mesopotamian s have?

- few trees -little rainfall

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5-1- The natural resources of Sumer were-------------

limited

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6- A Sumerian village was nearly defenseless with no ---------------------------------

natural barriers for protection

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7-Unpredictable flooding combined with a period of little or no rain. The land sometimes became almost a-------------------

desert

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8- Mesopotamian s traded their surplus grain for---------------------

stone , wood and metal

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9- They built------------------- around city-states for protection.

walls

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10- ------------- systems were developed to deal with little rainfall in the area.

Irrigation

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11- Resources were scarce, so------------------- was needed to ensure people worked together.

central organization

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12- Mesopotamian had to overcome a lack of -------------- and adapt to their physical environment.

resources

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