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Game about the first settlers in Mesopotamia

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What does the word Mesopotamia mean?

The land between rivers

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What is the Fertile Crescent?

A large arc shaped area of fertile farmland that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Its where the first civilizations emerged.

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Where did the first farming communities develop?

By the rivers Tigris and Euphrates

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Who were the first people to settle in the region?

The Sumerians

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Why did the Sumerians settle in Mesopotamia?

Because Mesopotamia had fertile soil for farming. It was ideal to plant crops and raise animals.

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What is the name of the rich and fertile soil carried by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers during floods?

Silt

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What agricultural techniques did the Sumerians develop that allowed them to grow food ?

Irrigation systems to water crops and the use of the plow to prepare the soil for planting.

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Give the name of one of the first cities in the world

Eridu, Uruk, Ur

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A city state consisted of....

A city and the surrounding countryside.

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What goods (products) were produced in Sumer?

grain (barley, wheat) and wool

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What two inventions or advancements made trading possible?

Wheeld carts and sailing ships

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How did Sumerians get access to goods not produced in Mesopotamia?

Trading with other communities

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What is bartering?

It is a trading system in which people exchange goods without using money .

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Why is Mesopotamia known as "the mother of civilization"?

Because it is the place where the first civilizations emerged.

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What was the name given to the groups of nomadic people who hunted and gathered their food?

Hunter gatherers

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