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Turn to page 95 of your textbook Take out your vocabulary sheets and describe the words 1. 2. 3. 4. Tributary Plateau Alluvial plain Silt 1. 2. 3. 4. Developed in the valleys of four major river systems Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Nile River Indus River Huang He Civilization called Sumer developed in the fertile crescent. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have many tributaries. Both rivers lead to the Persian Gulf. Area was called Mesopotamia, which means “the land between the rivers.” Northern Mesopotamia sat on the high, flat land of a plateau. Southern Mesopotamia lay on the low, flat land of an alluvial plain. In the spring, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers often overflowed. As the floodwaters drained, they deposited soil and tiny rocks on the land to form a new layer of silt. Turn to page 23 of your Homework and Practice Book. Use the maps from your textbook to fill in the map.
