3-1 Geography of Mesopotamia

What is the best way to travel and carry large amounts of crops in Ancient Mesopotamia?

• by hand

• by land

• by water

• by air

• none of the above, people stayed on their farms.

If you were an ancient Mesopotamian, where would you settle down to grow food for your family?

• in a city

• in the mountains

• in the valleys

• in the floodplains

Ancient Mesopotamia's climate was similar to ...

• Las Vegas

• San Diego

• Pico Rivera

• San Francisco

Unlike Egypt, Mesopotamia had unpredictable floods

• daily

• weekly

• monthly

• yearly

Mesopotamia needed an irrigation system because

• too much water

• no water

• too little water

• had just enough water

A canal is an example of

• dark tunnel

• long ditch

• river valley

• high plateau

What types of resources did Mesopotamia lack?

• wood

• mud

• crops

• stone

Mesopotamia was easy to invade because...

• no natural barriers

• of the two rivers

• the forest was easy to hide in

• they could not lock doors

In order to find resources they need ancient Mesopotamians used ...

• force

• surplus

• money

• colorful boats

Surplus was used to acquire

• stone

• wood

• minerals

• slaves