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Mesopotamia From Nomads to Farmers
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1. What are the names of the two important rivers NeSaba tells
us about.......
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b. _________________________________________
2. How does NeSaba's grandfather say that their ancestors made
their living before they became farmers?
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3. What wild grain did they discover that they could harvest and
plant?
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4. What animal did they learn to domesticate and raise for food?
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5. What does the name "Mesopotamia" actually mean?
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6. Because the soil is so fertile in this valley it is also known as
the….
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7. What reason does NeSaba's grandfather give for the valley
being so fertile?
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8. What "good" thing happens when the snow from the
mountains melt and flood the valley?
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Mesopotamia From Nomads to Farmers
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9. Name only four (4) of the crops that NeSaba says that they
grow ? (3:11)
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b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________
10.
List some other kind of food that they have plenty of
because of the river.
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b. ______________________________
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11.
What was the biggest problem they had when they first
started farming and living in the valley?
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12.
What are Levees?
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13.
What was the purpose of the "gated ditches?"
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