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Ancient MesopotamiaAncient Mesopotamia
HJM 6HJM 6thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social Studies
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The 5 Themes of GeographyThe 5 Themes of Geography
• We will be looking at the 5 Themes of Geography for our project. Remember, the 5 themes are:– 1. Location– 2. Place.– 3. Movement– 4. Region– 5. Human-Environment Interaction
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LocationLocation
• Absoluate Location: 33ºN, 44ºE
• Relative Locations:– Mesopotamia was approximately 300 miles
long and 150 miles wide. – It was located between the Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers. – Mesopotamia is located in current day Iraq.
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PlacePlace
• Place includes many details about a civilization.• Place includes Physical Features:
– Climate– Landscape– Bodies of Water
• Place includes Human Features:– Language– Culture– Religion– Buildings and Cities
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RegionRegion
• Regions are areas that share common characteristics.
• The region of Mesopotamia:– Southwestern Asia– Region is known as “The Fertile Crescent”– This region had two landscapes:
• the Northern Zone was mountainous. • The Southern area was mainly desert, except
along the banks of these two rivers.
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Movement Movement
• Over centuries, Mesopotamian civilizations developed through movement, mingling, and settlement in rich river valleys and plains.
• Movement consisted of boats, wagons, and horses.
• Mesopotamians used the rivers for trade.
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Human-Environmental InteractionHuman-Environmental Interaction
• Human-Environment Interaction
• -Altered
• -Adapted
• -Modified
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Human-Environment InteractionHuman-Environment Interaction
Irrigated Fields
Built Ziggurats
Built the Tower of Babel