1. Mesopotamia
Unit 2

2. Mesopotamian Geography

3. First Things First
On notebook paper draw me a compass with both cardinal and ordinal directions in the top right corner of your paper.

4. Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia was located in the eastern part of the fertile crescent
Curving strip of good farm land
Extended from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf

5. Rivers Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
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Rivers
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia was also called “land between two rivers”
Rivers run parallel to each other for 1,000 miles
Run Southeast from the mountains of East Asia

6. Tigris River 1,180 miles long
Although shorter, the Tigris River carries the most water
Swifter than the Euphrates & had larger floods
Cuts more deeply into land making it difficult to access the water

7. Euphrates River 2,235 miles long Longest of the two rivers
Located above the plain for easy access to the water

8. Mountains Zagros Mountains located in the east of the fertile crescent
Modern Day Iran closer to the Persian Gulf
Caucuses Mountains in between the Black Sea & the Caspian Sea

9. Other Important Features
Black Sea Northwest corner of the Ancient Map of Mesopotamia
Caspian Sea Southeast corner of Ancient Map
Dead Sea west side of the Fertile Crescent
Sea of Galilee is North of the Dead Sea