Mesopotamia was primarily located in what modern day country?, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Why was Southern Mesopotamia more suitable for farming than Northern Mesopotamia?, It had richer soil, It was flatter and easier to farm, It received more precipitation, It was closer to the mountains, Why is the Fertile Cresent called the "Cradle of Civilization?, It was shaped like a cradle, It was where writing was invented, It was the first place people settled and farmed, It had no mountains, What was the main reason for irrigating crops in Mesopotamia?, To prevent floods, To drown locusts, To provide water to crops in a hot desert climate, To wash off salt on the soil, The name "Mesopotamia" means, "the fast one", "land between the rivers", "the slow one", "good to cross over", Growing more food than needed is called, crop deficit, crop surplus, selfish, capitalism, Neolithic hunter-gathers were attracted to the Fertile Crescent around 9000 BC/BCE because there was, lots of precipitation, abundance of wild grain and animals, wild buffalo as far as the eye could see, beautiful waterfalls, Between what two river is Mesopotamia located?, Nile and Jordan Rivers, Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers, Why did Mesopotamian farmers need to protect their crops from?, The floods occurred every year at the same time, The floods sometimes happened right before harvest, The floods carried pests which threatened crops, Floods allowed invaders into city-states, Why were more cities located along the Euphrates River than the Tigris River?, Irrigation canals were easier to dig from the shallower Euphrates, The most fertile soil was a long the Euphrates, The Tigris was't discovered until much later, TWWThe Euphrates caused more destructive flooding, What did the Tigris and Euphrates bring to farms in Mesopotamia?, Water, Silt, Salt, All of the Above, The source of the Euphrates is, Mt Olympus, The Nile, Mt. Ararat, Lake Hazar, The Source of the Tigris is, Lake Hazar, The Nile, Mt Olympus, Mt Ararat, How did Mesopotamians bring water to crops?, irrigation canals, water hoses, shaduf, Wthey asked their Gods for rain, What is the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Persian Gulf, Pacific Ocean, What is salinization?, The build-up of salt in soil from evaporation, The spread of desert into farmland, The process of adding fertilizer to crops, The cutting of forests for farmland, How did Mesopotamian city-states respond to salinization?, By cultivating more salt-sensitive crops, By fight each other for access to fertile land, By abandoning agriculture, By trading excess salt with neighboring regions, How did Mesopotamians attempt to reduce the affects of salinization?, By harvesting the salt for trade, By leaving salt on the soil, By washing excess salt off their fields, By avoiding irrigation, What is desertification?, Stopping the spread of the desert, The spread of the desert into fertile land, What are some salt tolerant plants?, barley, date palms, pomegranates, figs, Why were salt tolerant plants grown?, because of the cold desert nights, because of the lack of salt, salt is good for plants, High salt levels in irrigation and soil, Which of the following was NOT a threat to Mesopotamian food stability?, Abundant rainfall, Salinization, Floods, Desert Locusts, What do you call plants which survive and thrive despite long periods without precipitation?, Salt tolerant, Heat tolerant, Drought tolerant, Cold tolerant, Which crops were cultivated by Mesopotamians because they er salt tolerant and drought tolerant?, Wheat and sesame, Rice and corn, Date palms, barley, and pomegranates, Tomatoes and potatoes, Why was barley better suited than wheat to grow in Mesopotamia?, It was more nutritious, It grew better in cold climates, It was more profitable for trade, It grew faster and required less water for cultivation, The primary source of protein for Mesopotamians was, fish, lamb, goat, beef, What was invented by Mesopotamian farmers to plow and plant seed at the same time?, wheelbarrow, Levees, Seeder plow, The wheel, What does food stability mean?, Food is predictable and consistent, You have enough food to feed the population of the world, People are happy with the food menu, People need to eat as much as possible while they can, Why was barley the most important Mesopotamian crop?, It grew faster than wheat, It needed more water to grow, Barley was salt-tolerant, They made beer from barley which was safer to drink than water, Farmers fed barley to their animals, Barley was mixed with silt to make bricks

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