The Geography of the Fertile Crescent

What does Mesopotamia mean? The “land between the rivers” in Greek

On what rivers did Mesopotamia develop? The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

What is the Fertile Crescent? A large arc of Fertile farmland extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.

When and how were farming settlements established in Mesopotamia? By 7000BC people were growing crops along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and had formed small villages there.

Ways to help farming … Irrigation- a way of supplying water to an area of land. Silt- a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks. Canals- human-made waterways

More than is needed of a specific item Surplus! More than is needed of a specific item Farming allowed Early Mesopotamians to develop a surplus, or a storage of food to survive off of. *Farming allowed Early Mesopotamians to develop a surplus, or a storage of food to survive off of.

What is a division of labor? Workers specialize in a specific task or job.

How might big construction projects like the building of canals and large buildings lead to laws and government? You need to have organization of some sort to complete such large tasks.