Ancient Mesopotamia - Sumerians

Define key terms: Mesopotamia, status, occupation, sedentary, ziggurats, cuneiform.
Locate Mesopotamia on a map.
Explain the impact of Sumer's geography on its cultural and technological development.

Located in the modern Middle East (southwest Asia and lands around the eastern Mediterranean Sea).
Part of the Fertile Crescent, also known as the "Cradle of Civilization".
The name "mesopotamia" comes from ancient words:
- "meso": meaning between or in the middle of.
- "potamos": meaning river.
It's situated in the valleys between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern-day Iraq).