Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Notes

I. Fertile Crescent A. shaped like a quarter moon B. covers present day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel  The modern countries with land inside the Fertile Crescent are Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Turkey and Iran. C. the land was mountainous, desert, or fertile D. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers runs through the Fertile Crescent..

II. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers A. The rivers made life possible B. Both rivers begin in the Taurus Mountains and end in the Persian Gulf C. The rivers reach a plateau in northern Iraq

E. Silt deposited by the river left fertile soil F. Farmers worked to control flood waters and used irrigation G. Flooding came during harvesting time H. The rivers were used to move goods and people I. The area between the two rivers is called Mesopotamia.

Tigris

III. Mesopotamia A. is in western Asia B. Mesopotamia is Greek for “the land between two rivers” C. southern Mesopotamia suffered from droughts D. northern Mesopotamia had enough rain to make farming possible E. southern Mesopotamia became better known for its fertile soil F. farmers learned to build water control systems

Euphrates

IV. Differences between the Nile River and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers A. Flooding did not come as regular as in Egypt B. Did not flood during the fall planting season as in Egypt C. Flooding came as crops were to be harvested in the spring

 Review  1. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates is called-  Mesopotamia  2. Mesopotamia means-  Land between two rivers