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MESOPOTAMIA. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Chapter Three Lesson One. LOCATION. Located in the present-day country of Iraq Located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers It was approximately 300 miles long and 150 miles wide. PLACE. Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills and plains
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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Chapter Three Lesson One
LOCATION • Located in the present-day country of Iraq • Located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • It was approximately 300 miles long and 150 miles wide
PLACE • Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills and plains • The land is quite fertile due to seasonal rains, and the rivers and streams flowing from the mountains. • Southern Mesopotamia is made up of marshy areas and wide, flat, barren plains
The Land Between Two Rivers • Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. • Called the “Fertile Crescent” for rich farmland. • The first settlers were farmers and fisherman.
Working With Water • Flooding provided silt, a rich mixture of rock and soil. • Silt made the nearby land possible to farm. • Drought or times without rain made farming difficult. • Irregular flooding and droughts caused Mesopotamians to find was of getting water to their fields. This was Irrigation.
Farming in Mesopotamia • Crops • Wheat • Barley • Emmer (Wheat grain) • Vegetables and Fruits • Onions • Cucumbers • Figs • Apples • Raised Animals to help out. • Goats, sheep, horses donkeys.
