1. Take Out: Agenda: planner sheet of paper textbook page 79
Chapter 3, lesson 1 Cornell notes

2. Homework Monday Chapter 3 Geography Worksheet Tuesday
Page 87, Draw a River activity (instructions tomorrow)
Wednesday
Chapter 3, lesson 2 worksheet

3. Geography of Mesopotamia
Chapter 3, Lesson 1
Geography of Mesopotamia

4. Chapter 3, Lesson 1 Vocabulary
Mesopotamia –
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
floodplain – The flat land bordering a river
silt – The fine soil deposited by floodwaters
semiarid – Having little rainfall and warm temperatures
drought – Period of little rainfall
surplus – An amount of a good, such as food, in excess of what is needed

5. The First Civilization!
Where in the world
did people first
settle down?

6. Europe
Ancient Mesopotamia
Asia
Africa

7. Mesopotamia How did the land of Mesopotamia support agriculture?
How did the climate affect farmers?
How did the Mesopotamians water their crops during droughts?
The rivers flooded each year, depositing fertile soil on the land. The rivers also provided water for the crops
The yearly flood was unpredictable, making it hard to know when to plant. Sometimes it flooded too much, washing everything away. Other times not enough flood and drought occurred.
They used irrigation canals to bring water to crops

8. Mesopotamia How did Mesopotamians cope with a lack of resources?
They used mud to build houses and defensive walls. They traded surplus grain for stone, wood, and metals from other regions