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Chapter 2: Irrigation and the Growth of Towns

Ms. Sells’ 7th Grade Ancient History Class

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The First Settlements

  • 1st settlements = _________ Mesopotamia.
    • Hunter/__________ civilization.
    • Lived in __________.
    • Gradually moved _______.
      • Why?
  • __________ Mesopotamia = villages first grow into ______.

Northern

Gatherer

reed/mud huts

South

towns

Southern

no one knows exactly

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Southern Mesopotamia

  • Where ________ grew into ________.
    • What helped the growth?

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  • _________ ditches (diagram on pg. 27)
    • How did they function?

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villages

towns

Irrigation

water was brought to the fields for agricultural use through canals

irrigation, trade, temples

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Irrigation in Mesopotamia

Objective:

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  • Understand the growth of civilizations (factors), the region of Mesopotamia.