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Rivka M 6G2. Mesopotamia. Map of Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is located in western Asia. Two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates , are located in Mesopotamia. Farming.

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Rivka M 6G2

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  1. Rivka M 6G2 Mesopotamia

  2. Map of Mesopotamia Mesopotamia is located in western Asia. Two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates , are located in Mesopotamia.

  3. Farming Mesopotamia had many farms filled with wheat and barley, Mesopotamia’s most important crops. Because the rivers flooded at the wrong time, farmers made irrigation systems.

  4. The region in southern Mesopotamia at around 3000 B.C.E is known as Sumer. S U M E R

  5. CUNEIFORM Sumerians invented a system of writing called cuneiform. Cuneiform was 500 picture signed that stood for sounds or objects.

  6. Babylon People from the Syrian desert moved into Northern Mesopotamia and centered around a city called Babylon.

  7. Babylon, a city in Mesopotamia, was one of the most important cities in the Middle East. It became important because Hammurabi made Babylon the capital of his kingdom. Babylon

  8. Works Cited Works Cited Encyclopedia, The Colombia Electronic. Fact Monster. 2011. 7 Feburary 2013. Banks, James A. "Ancient Mesopotamia." World. New York: Macmillan McGraw-Hill, 1997. 104-115.

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