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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
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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
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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