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how did geographic challenges lead to the rise of city states in mesopotamia
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what does the word mesopotamia mean
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land between two rivers
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what 2 rivers were on the side of mesopotamia
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euphrates and tigris river
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what were the date of the earliest cities
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8300BCE
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describe the old citys
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the cities were small small independent countries with its ruler and farm land walls around cities moats that surround the walls nobody living outside the walls could come inside when they were under attack
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explain the geography of mesopotamia
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northern part hilly and rainy southern low plains or flat lands with very little rain it had rich soil
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when did the rivers bring water to the mesopotamian farmers
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during flood season
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on the plains what materials were hard to find
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reeds trees for wood stones were scarce few natural bariers
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what major problems were faced by the mesopotamians
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shortage of food in the hills uncontrolled water supply in the plains difficult to keep an irrigation system working attacks by neighboring communities
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Where are the tigris and euphrates river located and where do they flow
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there in southwest Aisa and they flow from turkey to the persian gulf
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