Start a new page in your notebook with this title,

then answer the questions (write the questions, too)

The Land Between Two Rivers

Read about the geography of Mesopotamia on pages 8385

1. What were the rivers useful for? (2+ main reasons)

2. Why was this land fertile?
*Explain with your own definitions of floodplain and silt
3. What was the climate like? (use semiarid in your answer)
4. How did the climate affect farmers in Mesopotamia?
*Explain with your own definition of drought

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Bell Work - Wednesday

Idea:
Civilizations arise in geographic locations that help the
development of agriculture or trade or both
Discuss with your elbow partner, then write

answers

1. What resources made Mesopotamia a good

agriculture (farming) to develop?
2. In what ways was it good for trade?

See p. 78 if you are stuck!

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