How did Mesopotamia's location shape the development of its civilizations?
The geography of Mesopotamia helped civilization develop by having rich soil for abundant crops due to annual floods.
Inventions of ancient Mesopotamia that affected the past present and future?
The inventions by the people of Mesopotamia helped shape present day life. The farming implements increase production and ease labor. The wheel affects every aspect of human life.
Why did civilization of mesopotamia stop?
It didn't actually stop, it evolved with the birth of other kingdoms and states
How did the flooding of the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers both help and hurt farmers?
It hurt the farmers by flooding their fields and the farmers never knew when to plant their crops............. it helped farmers by giving them a close irragation and transportation system for watering their crops and trading their crops for materials and other foods that they didn't have.This is how the flooding of the rivers helped and hurt farmers.
Why did Mesopotamians build canals?
The Mesopotamians built canals because they need a way to water there plants and they need a way to control there river flows
What did Mesopotamia people value?
Since they lived in the fertile crescent, I would probably say the land that they lived on. It was key to their survival,and they could travel to other lands to barter of hunt.
What material was used for writing in Mesopotamia?
The Mesopotamian culture made important advancements in the history of written communication. Originally, they used clay tablets, on which they carved pictograms (picture-symbols of what they were trying to express) but eventually they developed a system of script called cuneiform. I enclose a link to some photos and information about these clay tablets.
What is the 2 rivers that run in between Mesopotamia?
The two rivers that run between Mesopotamia are the The Tigris and the Euphrates river.
What is the former name of Turkey?
The Republic Of Turkey was founded in 1923 when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and his followers overthrew the corrupt rulers of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was the predecessor of modern day Turkey.
How do most people think the first indians got to america from asia?
Christopher Columbus had forced them with gunpoint to drive them out of Asia
The Mayans ate many type of foods. Some were strange like jicama, chaya and manioc. But other vegetables and fruits are eaten today such as guavas, sweet potatoes and avocados.
What religons are in mesopotamia?
the sumerians practiced polytheism
The Mesopotamian Religion was Polytheistic, they had a pantheon of several hundred gods.
Why didn't Sumerians go on living in small villages as their ancestors had?
Because they had to work together to maintain the irrigation system.
Why did the farmers need to develop a system to control their water supply?
Irrigation is a system that was needed to transport water to a section of land that is being used to grow crops. This system is controlled because there is such a thing as too much water and too little: Too much and the plants will drown, too little and the plants will not grow or be stunted.
Other concerns were to provide dams or dikes to control flooding when rivers overflowed their banks during spring thaws or periods of heavy rainfall, and to provide people and livestock with water during droughts.
On which continents were Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia located?
It is on the Middle East. It is inside the Fertile Crescent.
What was china's social order during the Zhou dynasty?
The social pyramid of China during the Shang Dynasty was an aristocratic society. The king ruled over the military nobility and the there was a priest class that kept the records of the government and were in charge of religion.
Social structure of Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia had three levels of society. At the top were the most powerful government officials, priests, and soldiers. The middle was made up of teachers, merchants, laborers, farmers, and craftsman. At the bottom were the slaves and peasants.