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Homework 10/6/15
Into what body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow?
Journey Across Time pages-17-18
Mesopotamia’s Civilization- Why were river valleys important?
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Rich soil made farming easier, surplus food supplies created
more time for people to specialize in different jobs and
crafts.
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Rivers provided fresh water, fish to eat and made travel and
trade easier.
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Governments were formed to maintain order and take
charge of food supplies and keep records
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BIG IDEA- FOOD SURPLUS leads to specialized jobs, record
keeping and finally literature
The Persian Gulf
Homework 10/7/15
How did the Mesopotamians control the flow
of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
With dams, walls, ditches and canals.
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The rise of Sumer
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People learned to control the flow of water from the rivers
to the fields and to control the seasonal floods.
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Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers in Greek.
It is a fertile plain between the rivers.
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Irrigation is the man made way to water crops on the farm
like building canals and other waterways.
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BIG IDEA- New irrigation technology allowed people to
grow more crops. More crops= more money, more time to
specialize in other crafts, more food!