World History I. Unit Two Block Three Lecture Mesopotamian Civilization (geography). Make sure that you are viewing this in “Slide Show” format. Click on “Slide Show” and push “from beginning”. Move through the presentation by pushing on the “up” and “down” arrows” on your keyboard. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
World History I
World History IUnit Two Block Three LectureMesopotamian
Civilization (geography)Make sure that you are viewing this in
Slide Show format. Click on Slide Show and push from beginning.
Move through the presentation by pushing on the up and down arrows
on your keyboardClick me
The Middle EastThe Middle East is in Southwest AsiaCountries in
the Middle East include Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan,
Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and all of the countries on the
Arabian Peninsula
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Mesopotamia is located in modern day Iraq and KuwaitIt forms
part of the Fertile Crescent (Egypt to the Persian Gulf)It is the
land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Where is Mesopotamia (geography)Click me
Birthplace of Sumer (1st civilization - 2900 to 1940 BCE/BC)
Location of Babylon (2286 to 331 BCE/BC)
Sumer and Babylon
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Mesopotamia has all the geographic marking of a
civilization.
crossroads for trade and migrationmultiple invasions possible
due to topography ability for crop irrigation and implementation of
flood-control technology use of rich soils for
agricultureGeographic influencesClick Here
