PPT-Ancient Mesopotamia- Geography of the Fertile Crescent

6 th Grade Social Studies Chapter 5 Lesson 1 in the World Text The Big Picture Around 4000 BC Egyptian farming communities were growing along the Nile River Another civilization was also developing in . By Lauren Feeley. &. Angel Nieves. Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. Law 48: . if a storm came and blew all the grain and other crops in the air, or they died because of lack of water, they would not have to have to pay the rent for the entire year.. 1. st. Hour- 63.00 87.50%. 5=A’s 2=F. 2. nd. Hour-61.24 85.05%. 4=A’s 3=F. 3. rd. Hour-63.68 88.44%. 10=A’s 3=F. 4. th. Hour-63.86 88.69%. 6=A’s 1=F. 5. th. Hour-63.73 88.51%. 4=A’s 0=F. “Cradles of Civilization”. river valleys=rich soil & irrigation. 5,000 BC: Civilization in . Fertile Crescent. Mesopotamia=“land between 2 rivers” . Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamia was located in the Middle East.. PowerPoints. are reduced versions.. In order to upload them onto . Teacherspayteachers. I’ve had to remove the embedded movie files and other media.. If you want the full copies please send me an email so I can send you a download link free of charge.. Chapter 5 . History of the Fertile Crescent. The Main Idea. The rivers of Southwest Asia supported the growth of civilization. New farming techniques led to the growth of cities. .. The BIG Idea. The valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were the site of the world’s first civilizations.. by Michael Ondaatje . Ondaatje- Bio. 1943 in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Family were British Colonialists- wealthy- owned tea plantation. Father alcoholic. Ended marriage. Moved with mother first to England then to Canada.. Fertile Crescent: large arc of rich farmland in Mesopotamia. Silt. : a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks brought to the land by the flooding of the rivers.. Irrigation: . a way of supplying water to an area of land.. 5. th. Grade World History- Mrs. Sing . Essential Question. 5. th. Grade-Old World History. Explain facts about the Sumer, one of the world's first civilizations. . Background. Many people invaded Mesopotamia.. Crescent). The Sumerians. First people known to live in the Fertile Crescent.. They farmed and raised cattle. Built large cities. They invented the arch. The Ziggurat a large stepped pyramid temple. land . of otherwise . arid SW Asia (Middle East) . Fertile Crescent. Name given to the geographic area (not civilization) between the Tigris and the Euphrates. Mesopotamia. Oldest civilization to emerge in Mesopotamia . ”. Madison Perry & Elizabeth Troy. What is it?. “Fertile Crescent is regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, urbanization, writing, trade, science, history, and organized religions.”. A region in the Middle East that curves (hence crescent) through southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and northern Egypt.. Mesopotamia. Geographic Location. The area lies between the . Tigris. & . Euphrates. Rivers in modern day Iraq.. Mesopotamia. Advances. Bronze. Metallurgy. Cuneiform. (wedge shaped writing). Pictograph: picture representation. Guide. Part 1. (Short Answer Test). Civilization. a group of people living together who have organized systems of government, education, religion, and a social structure. Systems of Government. Education. Chapter 3 – Mesopotamia and the Fertile crescent . Words to know. Fertile Crescent. silt. irrigation. canals. surplus. division of labor. You will know. The rivers of Southwest Asia support the growth of civilization.