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Project Guiding Framework/Questions Locate and describe the major river systems. Discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations. Trace the development of agricultural techniques that permitted the production of economic surplus. Explain the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power

Where did early settlers establish the first civilization? Why was the area suitable for farming? What did the settlers do to make the area more productive? What happened as a result of increased production of food?

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Geography Farming Techniques Food Surplus/ Division of Labor Cities

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Geography
They first established on Mesopotamia which is now Iraq.The early civilizations of Mesopotamia depended on two rivers called Tigris and Euphrates.



Farming Techniques
The water on the rivers were sometimes low that killed a lot of crops and sometimes high that led on killing crops, livestock, and destroyed homes.They then found a way of controlling the water from the rivers by building canals.They used the canals to take water to the fields.

Food Surplus/ Division of Labor
The irrigation increased the amount of food that farmers were able to grow.This made farmers have food surplus.Irrigation made farmers more productive, that made them farm less.

Cities
Mesopotamian settlements grew in size and complexity.They developed into cities between 4000 and 3000 BC.The growth of cities in Mesopotamia was still based on agriculture.Cities were becoming more important because they traded goods and cities provided leaders with power bases.

Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi was a good war leader.He fought with his army to make his power bigger.He was a ruler that could govern a huge empire.He is also known for his code of laws.His code of laws is the oldest laws yet discovered by archaeologist.He had a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of life.His laws contained some ideas that are in laws from today.His set of laws was written down for all to see.Hammurabi had ruled for 42 years.