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5.2 Objectives WWBAT describe how the people of Mesopotamia managed their natural resources

5.2 Objectives WWBAT describe how the people of Mesopotamia managed their natural resources WWBAT draw connections between the desert civilization of the Mesopotamians and the Hohokam of Phoenix. Do Now, Homework out on desk (5 minutes) Madeline Albright (5 min) Review HW (5 min)

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5.2 Objectives WWBAT describe how the people of Mesopotamia managed their natural resources

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  1. 5.2 Objectives WWBAT describe how the people of Mesopotamia managed their natural resources WWBAT draw connections between the desert civilization of the Mesopotamians and the Hohokam of Phoenix

  2. Do Now, Homework out on desk (5 minutes) Madeline Albright (5 min) Review HW (5 min) Homework Preview (5 min) Field Trip Preview (5 min) Brainpop! (5 min) Review Agriculture (10 min) Who were the Hohokam? (20 min) 5.2 Agenda

  3. Do Now How did the people of the Paleolithic Era live? What was the Neolithic Revolution? Where is BCE and CE on this timeline below? (on the left/right?) ___________________________ Year 0 2012

  4. Irrigation in Mesopotamia

  5. Why did people settle in Mesopotamia? • The ground was fertile and great for farming • Where did they settle? • Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers Review

  6. Flooding and attacks What were the problems?

  7. Irrigation Building walls around the city What was the solution?

  8. Fertile Crescent = Mesopotamia The land there was fertile because ofwater!! (the 2 rivers)

  9. Agriculture in the Ferticle Crescentwas not easy There was very littlerain during parts of the year. Then during certain times there was a lot of rain and that caused flooding, which destroyed the crops. Irrigation in Mesopotamia

  10. They solved their problems by inventing irrigation. Irrigation is: A way of supplying water to an area of land There were 2 parts to their irrigation: 1. They dug pits to store up water. (Early Dams!) 2. They dug canals to route the water to their crops(Canal = Man-Made river) Irrigation in Mesopotamia

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