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Mesopotamia Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are most of the houses in Mesopotamia made of? | Mud Bricks and Reeds |
| Why was it bad if it flooded on a farm? | The river water had salt which harmed the way that the plants grew and harvested because the salt got into the soil. |
| What did Mesopotamian farmers use to correct the mineral balance? | More Flooding and Crop Rotation |
| Did Mesopotamian's invent the wheel? | Yes, however China did also. |
| How did the Mesopotamian's come up with the idea of creating wheels? | They started with rolling logs and added a sledge on top and you pulled. This was easier the transport heavy or large items. |
| True or False? The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooded unpredictably due to rain and melted snow from the Zagros Mountains. | True |
| Did the Mesopotamian's create/invent the shadoof? | Yes |
| What was the shadoof used for? | Transporting water to irrigation canals. |
| Enough ________ led to more jobs. | food |
| True or False? Mesopotamia was hilly in between the rivers. | No. It was flat. |
| Why was it good to have flat land? | Because your irrigation will be great. If your irrigation is great then you will have crops surplus. |
| Who does Mesopotamia trade with? | Indus Valley |
| What do they trade? | They trade their farm items for precious rocks, metals, and stones. |
| What are the three types of people? | Syrians, Babylonians, Assyrians |
| Where is Ur? | Southern Mesopotamia- by the Persian Gulf |
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