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Mesopotamia Scavenger Hunt
1. Name seven (7) present day countries that make up the Fertile Crescent.
1 – Iraq
2 - Iran
3 - Turkey
4 - Syria
5 - Israel
6 - Jordan
7 - Lebanon
Jordan fits here too
2. What does the word “Mesopotamia” mean in Greek?
“the land between the rivers.”
3. What mountain range do both rivers begin in?
Taurus Mountains
4. What body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into?
Persian Gulf
5. Name one reason why the rivers flooded.
When snow melts in the mountains, it flows down into the rivers causing them to flood
6. What did deserts provide for early civilizations in Mesopotamia?
Deserts provided protection – when civilizations started, no airplanes, cars, etc. – not easy
to cross desert
7. The Persian Gulf turns into what sea?
Arabian Sea
8. What three continents border the Mediterranean Sea?
1 – Europe
2 - Asia
3 - Africa
9. List three ways the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers benefited the people in Mesopotamia.
1 – Silt deposited from floods made land more fertile
2 – Transportation
3 – Water – drink/bath & Irrigation
Mapping Mesopotamia
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Black Sea
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Zagros Mountains
Babylon (city)
Ur (city)
Persian Gulf
Arabian Desert
Red Sea
Jerusalem (city)
Nile River
Sahara Desert
Mediterranean Sea
Taurus Mountains
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