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All Maps You Create Must Have…

Design a self-created map of Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, known as the Fertile Crescent. Discover the geography, topography, and features of this ancient civilization, including the Zagros Mountains, marshy areas, and annual rainfall details.

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All Maps You Create Must Have…

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  1. All Maps You Create Must Have… • A Title • A Compass Rose • A legend

  2. The Only Items on your desk should be • Note taking materials (pencil, paper) • Self createed map of Mesopotamia

  3. Geography of Mesopotamia

  4. Fertile Crescent • Crescent shaped region containing moist and fertile land • Often called the cradle of civilization • Saw the development of some of the earliest human civilizations

  5. Mesopotamia • Land between the rivers • The Tigris and Euphrates rivers often flooded during the spring • The floods left a very fertile mud called silt • Flat swampy region

  6. Absolute Location • 33.7 ‘N, 43.5’ E • What makes the location ideal?

  7. Northern Mesopotamia • Hills • Plains • Fertile land due to seasonal rains • Streams flow from Zagros Mountains • Many raw materials • Timber • Metals • Stone

  8. Add Zagros Mountains To Warm-Up Map

  9. Southern Mesopotamia • Marshy areas • Dry plains • Tigris River • Fast flowing • Euphrates River • Easily navigable • Farmers learned to control the flooding • Used to irrigate fields

  10. Annual Rainfall in Mesopotamia

  11. Vegetation

  12. Wild Grain in Mesopotamia

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