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Land Between Two Rivers

Geographic Setting of the Fertile Crescent. Mesopotamia had special features that drew people thereRich SoilRivers for water, transportation and lifeFarmers and city builders arrived hereCentral stop on main trade routes. Location of Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia describes it's locationGreek for land between two rivers. The Tigris and EuphratesPart of larger area known as Fertile Crescent.

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Land Between Two Rivers

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    1. Land Between Two Rivers Why would you choose to start a civilization in Mesopotamia?

    3. Location of Mesopotamia Mesopotamia describes it’s location Greek for land between two rivers. The Tigris and Euphrates Part of larger area known as Fertile Crescent

    4. Rivers of Life and Death Rivers made the location one of the best places for growing crops Spring melt off would flood the land depositing tons of topsoil, perfect for farmers Supplied fish, tall strong reeds to make boats and clay for building Flood not always at the same time every year, sometimes swept away people, animals, and homes People prayed the floods would not be so destructive

    5. First cities Success in farming meant a surplus of food, encouraged building of cities 3,500 B.C Mesopotamia had several cities in Sumer People amazed by high walls, large temples, houses, busy shops and the royal palace. Large farms outside the city walls

    6. Independent Cities Cities grew up at different points along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers Separated by distance, including desert Difficult to unite under one ruler, each city acted as a state, with it’s own special god or goddess They had their own gov’t. And own king and are called city states which are the city and the land controlled around it

    7. Tour of a Sumerian City Earliest cities arose in Sumer Traffic jams, narrow streets, carts could not squeeze through, press against wall just to let a donkey through Sumerian houses faced away from the crowded streets into courtyards, fountain at middle, oven in courtyard and table, doors open toward courtyard and covered by cloth Palm trees provided shade, and sometimes a retractable roof was made of thatch, people slept on the flat roofs because it was cooler Oil lamps supplied light around the house, Clay pipes worked as plumbing

    8. Tour continued In the public squares, merchants displayed goods at outdoor stalls, shouting out to passersby Streets filled with musicians, acrobats, beggars, thieves and water sellers Scribes wrote for those who not read or write for a price

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