MESOPOTAMIA GEOGRAPHY

MESOPOTAMIA GEOGRAPHY

• It had flat, barren, marshy lands and they had flat land bordering banks.
• It had seasonal rain and fertile soil.
• It was also in a dry desert which was 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
• It had hills and mountains.
• There were streams and rivers too.

HOW GEOGRAPHY AFFECTED AGRICULTURE

• In Mesopotamia it was very hot so crops couldn't always get the water that they needed.
• The seasonal rain helped get the water that the crops needed.
• The flat, barren lands made it possible to plant a lot of crops because there was so much room.
• In Mesopotamia there were many hills so when it rained there was a good chance of the crops flooding.
• The soil was also good so crops could grow fairly well.

COMPARISON BETWEEN MESOPOTAMIAN GEOGRAPHY AND TODAY'S

• In Mesopotamia there were flat, barren lands and there is today too.
• In Mesopotamia there were hills and mountains but there are only a few hills and no mountains now.
• It was a desert there and it is not desert-like here today.
• Mesopotamia had seasonal rain and so do we today.
• They had marshy areas and we don't have many at all.

HOW GEOGRAPHY AFFECTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CIVILIZATION

• If a civilization was very hot and did not get much rain then they wouldn't be able to grow crops.
• If a civilization had rivers that got to the soil or had lots of rain then they could make mud bricks and build shelter.
• If a civilization did not have much trees they couldn't make a lot of houses, paper, etc.
• If a civilization was to cold the crops would freeze.
• If a civilization had a lot of hills then they couldn't make a lot of houses.

CITATIONS

• questgarden.com
• mesopotamia.mrdonn.com