1. Mesopotamia

2. What is the most important physical feature needed for civilizations to develop?
Why?
Quick Write

3. Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
Essential Question?
1). Why is Mesopotamia a great place for a civilization?
Course Essential Question: How does geography influence the way people live and move?
Warm Up: Quick Write/Turn in Early Humans ICER
Game Plan:
1). Quick Write Discussion
2). Map Analysis
3). Map Completion
4). Notes/Annotation
Homework:
Take Notes and Word Wise due Friday Pg
Objectives:
I will:
1). Analyze the geography of Mesopotamia
2). Explain the geographic features of Mesopotamia and how it influenced human life.

4. The Fertile Crescent Fertile Crescent
Area of fertile land that is crescent-shaped that lies between the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf.
Mesopotamia- “land between two rivers”
The Fertile Crescent

5. Class Activity: Analyzing Maps
Compare the following two maps to each other and answer the following question:
Why is Sumer located where its located?
What landforms make it an appealing location?
What does elevation have to do with it?
Is the area suitable for trade?
Class Activity: Analyzing Maps

8. Geography of Mesopotamia
Mountains in the North
Taurus and Zagros Mountain Chains
Why do they benefit Mesopotamia?
Provide extra fresh water for the Tigris and Euphrates
Snow melts during Spring and floods the rivers, bringing fertile soil.
Low elevation in the South
Climate of a desert with little rainfall, however, the soil is very rich.
Water flows down hill, this is area is the “low spot” of the area. All of the nutrients settle here.
Geography of Mesopotamia

9. Geography of Mesopotamia
Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
Carry fertile soil from the mountains into the area.
Provide constant supply of fresh water
Can be used to travel into the ocean for trade or fishing.
Geography of Mesopotamia

10. Other Benefits of Geography
Mountains are a formidable barrier in the north, very difficult to cross.
Helps protect the area.
Deserts in the south make it difficult to cross.
Other Benefits of Geography

11. Problems with Geography
Floods could be provide too much water
Crops and villages could be washed away.
Little rainfall
Plants died as the ground dried up.
Problems with Geography

12. How did people adapt? Floods could be provide too much water
Crops and villages could be washed away.
Little rainfall
Plants died as the ground dried up.
How did people adapt?

13. Seed Funnel

14. Irrigation in Mesopotamia

15. Wednesday, November 4th , 2015
Essential Question?
1). Why is Mesopotamia a great place for a civilization?
Course Essential Question: How does geography influence the way people live and move?
Warm Up: Quick Write/Turn in Early Humans ICER
Game Plan:
1). ICER organizer
Workday Goal- Complete your ICER organizer and write the “I”.
Take Notes and Word Wise due Friday Pg
Objectives:
I will:
1). Complete an ICER describing the impact of geography on Mesopotamian life.

16. Thursday, November 5th , 2015
Essential Question?
1). Why is Mesopotamia a great place for a civilization?
Course Essential Question: How does geography influence the way people live and move?
Warm Up: Quick Write/Turn in Early Humans ICER
Game Plan:
1). ICER organizer
Workday Goal- Complete “CE’s” of your ICER.
Take Notes and Word Wise- Due Next Monday Pg
Objectives:
I will:
1). Complete an ICER describing the impact of geography on Mesopotamian life.