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6th grade World History
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Fertile Crescent
The First Towns
Wall of Jericho, Ancient Jordanian City
Fertile Crescent
Early Farming
Living Near Rivers
Advantages• ___________• ___________• ___________
Disadvantages• ___________• ___________• ___________
Rio Grande River
Mesopotamia
Cities started growing there in 3500 BC.
What type of hominid lived in Mesopotamia?
Homo sapiens
How do you know?
Mesopotamian cities began at around 3500 BC, and Homo sapiens developed around 200,000 years ago.
What accomplishments did they make? Created fire, language,
and advanced tools.
What does “Mesopotamia” mean?
It means“between the
rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates)in Greek.