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What are the main features of a civilization?
cities, specialized workers, record keeping, advanced institutions and technology
What does 'Mesopotamia' mean?
It means 'between the rivers'
What are the names of the two rivers?
Euphrates and Tigris
The civilization of Mesopotamia, the earliest known one, developed in what is now...
southern Iraq
The Fertile Crescent extends between which two bodies of water?
Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
When did the first groups move to the plan of Tigris and Euphrates?
End of Neolithic Age, around 4000 BC
Why did the people of Mesopotamia need to tame the rivers?
floods and droughts
How is the method of watering crops that the people of Mesopotamia used called?
irrigation
Thanks to irrigation, farmers could produce extra amounts of food. How are they called?
surpluses
