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Monday, October 24, 2016

Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent

The Fertile Crescent

1 - Read pages 110 through 111 MWH (the textbook) and Look at the map The Fertile Crescent on page 112 MWH.

2 – Using the map on page 582 MWH name the continent and the countries that are now in this area.  HINT: use longitude and latitude.

3 – After reading the above section and looking at the maps, list and describe the geography, climate, and natural resources that enabled a civilization to form in the Fertile Crescent. 

4 - For the above three: Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources list the Pros and Cons of each. 

Key Vocab: Fertile Crescent, Irrigation, Tigris River, Euphrates River, Climate, Resources