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Title: Geography of Mesopotamia


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MESOPOTAMIA
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Geography of Mesopotamia
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Location
  • Located in the present-day country of Iraq
  • Located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  • It was approximately 300 miles long and 150 miles
    wide

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The land between two rivers
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Place
  • Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills and
    plains
  • The land is quite fertile due to seasonal rains,
    and the rivers and streams flowing from the
    mountains.
  • Southern Mesopotamia is made up of marshy areas
    and wide, flat, barren plains

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Region
  • Today commonly known as the Middle East
  • Also Known as the Near East
  • The climate was hot and humid with unpredictable
    floods

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Movement
  • Farmers and fishermen started to settle the
    Mesopotamian plain around 5,500 B.C.E
  • Small villages grew into large settlements

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Human-Environment Interaction
  • The land consisted of marshes and channels that
    provided food, protection, and life to the
    people.
  • The farmers learned to control the flooding to
    some degree.
  • The fertile land along the rivers produced such
    crops as wheat, barley, sesame, flax, and various
    fruits and vegetables
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