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Chapter 6 Lesson 1 The Land Between Two Rivers Plains and Plateaus • Plains are low, flat areas. Most of the cities of Mesopotamia were in the plain in the southeast. • Plateaus are wide areas of high, flat land. • The Plateaus and Plains of Mesopotamia are cut by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. How are geography, irrigation and civilization connected? • People live in the desert so they need to irrigate to have enough food. • Once they irrigate, they need canal workers (specialized workers) and people to organize the work (a government). • The government workers are paid well for this work (Social Levels). The Remarkable Sumerians • What is a city-state? • How is a city-state different from just a city? The Remarkable Sumerians • What is a city-state? A city-state is a city, and the land that surrounds that city. • How is a city-state different from just a city? A city-state has its own government. A city is just a part of a bigger country or kingdom.