World Cultures 1- GEOGRAPHY ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- Ancient Maps

study two maps as well as this.

What modern-day country is located in the heart of mesopatamia

Iraq

What are two alternate names for Türkiye?

Asia Minor or Anatolia

What does Anatolia mean?

to the east

What is an interesting fact about Nineveh?

It had one of the oldest libraries in the world the Library of Ashurbanipal.

What are 3 names for that fertile part of land?

1. Middle East

2. Iraq

3. Mesopotamia

What percentage of the Nile is in Egypt?

22%

Where does the Nile begin?

It begins in Lake Victoria, in Tanzania. Queen Victoria was the longest ruling monarch before Elizabeth( the Victorian Age)

Spell the M word

Mediterranean

What things other than farming and the wheel is Mesopotamia credited with being the first of?

Writing, Organized Government

Do experts argue that some of the oldest cities and civilizations emerged here?

Yes