River Valley #1

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

• Fertile Crescent
• Mesopotamia
• Plain of Syria
• Nile River Delta

What was the purpose of irrigation?

• keep crops dry
• to provide water to crops
• provide indoor plumbing
• give people drinking water

What were the rivers effect on people?

• provided fertile soil
• killed crops
• they were calming 
• were pretty to look at

What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Nile
• Tigris and Amazon
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Euphrates and Mississippi

writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay

• writing
• monotheism
• cuneiform
• fertile crescent

Early cities started in the Fertile Crescent because...?

• the rivers created rich farmland
• the rivers were fast moving
• there were many artisans
• the religion was polytheistic

Mesopotamia was located between which two rivers?

• Tigris and Indus
• Huang and Euphrates
• Tigris and Nile
• Tigris and Euphrates

the belief in many gods

• Polytheism
• Monotheism
• Catholicism
• Judaism

The first Sumerian schools taught students to write on....? 

• clay tablets
• paper booklets
• brick tablets
• wooden boards

What was one major problem for people living near rivers?

• transportation
• dangerous animals
• extreme heat
• flooding