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GEOGRAPHY OF MESOPOTAMIA WEBQUEST
Go to the following website:
www.mesopotamia.uk.co/geography
Click on Geography
1)
What does Mesopotamia mean? ________________________
2)
Which two rivers? __________________ and ____________________.
3) Why is the land in northern Mesopotamia quite fertile?
4) What did early settlers in southern Mesopotamia have to do in order to grow their crops?
Turn to page 84 in your textbook. In the box below, recreate the irrigation diagram. Label
each section.
CLICK ON EXPLORE
5)
Label the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
6)
Use the drop down menu and select geographical
features. Click on one of the two rivers.
Read the information and give a description as to
why the rivers were so important.
7)
Use the drop down menu and select modern political. Which modern countries do the Tigris
and Euphrates rivers flow through?
On the left side of the webpage, click on Challenge.
8)
Farmers in ancient Sumer grew their crops without much _______________ and __________.
9)
How were regulators used in the farming fields?
10) Why do you think each farmer was only allowed a certain amount of water?
11) PLAY THE IRRIGATION GAME
12) What steps were needed to grow crops? What specific tools did you use? Describe what
happened to your crops.
13) Based on the game, what can you say about the difficulty of life for people in ancient Sumer?
Was it difficult? Why or why not?
14) Play the game again and see if you can get a better result. Describe what happened the
second time.