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What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek and where is it?
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It means land between the rivers.
It is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Iraq (which are 205 miles apart) At the center is the Fertile Crescent. |
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What is the Fertile Crescent and where is it?
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It is a collection of valleys that stretches from southern Isreal to Iraq.
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When did people settle here?
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Around 4500 BCE
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When were cities set up by in the Fertile Crescent?
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First major cities before 4000 BCE
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Why did people start civilizations in the Fertile Crescent?
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*People move where it is easier or more efficient to live*
Since mankind moved from the hunter/gatherer to systematic agriculture/domestication, they needed a certain environment. |
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What are the 2 things that civilizations based their location on and why?
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Proximity to water (Rivers primarily) because of drinking,k removing waste, transportation, etc.
And fertile soil for farming and domestication |
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What are some of the main things rivers do/provided early civilizations with?
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Water to drink and bathe in
Irrigation source for agriculture Transportation Fertilization of the soil Carries away waste production Import/Export Goods *People dug canals to get water to crops faster and transport things easier |
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What did early civilizations use to fertilize soil? Describe it
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Annual flooding
Every spring, the rivers would flood and deposit silt into the land. Silt renewed the soil and ensured that a surplus of crops could grow. |
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What is the effect of the amount of food on the population?
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The more food there is, the bigger the population
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What was the first city ever and how fast did it grow?
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The city of Ur
It went from 300-400 people to thousands |