Mesopotamia graded A+ 2023 verified

Mesopotamia graded A+ 2023 verifiedAncient Mesopotamia was on what two rivers and where and when was ancient Mesopotamia founded - correct answer Euphrates and Tigris. In the Middle East 500 BCE What does Mesopotamia mean - correct answer The land between the rivers What direction does the two rivers flow - correct answer From the highlands of turkey southeast through Iraq to the Persian gulf What is between the two rivers - correct answer A fertile valley. This became the home of a series of civilizations (called the Fertile Crescent) What were terrifying about the two rivers that happened at least once a year - correct answer Floods What did the floods leave behind - correct answer A thick bed of mud called silt. This rich soil was used for farming. What had to happen for flood waters to be controlled - correct answer -Cooperation -priests and royal officials planned and organized control projects -they built dikes and leaves to control high water -and irrigation ditches to channel water when it was needed -these projects created a need for laws to settle distributes What was the first Mesopotamian civilization - correct answer The Sumerians What did Sumerians have - correct answer Advanced cities, specialized workers, record of keeping, technology, and complex institutions