Fertile Crescent

The First Towns

Wall of Jericho, Ancient Jordanian City

Fertile Crescent

Early Farming

Living Near Rivers

Advantages• ___________• ___________• ___________

Disadvantages• ___________• ___________• ___________

Rio Grande River

Mesopotamia

Cities started growing there in 3500 BC.

What type of hominid lived in Mesopotamia?

Homo sapiens

How do you know?

Mesopotamian cities began at around 3500 BC, and Homo sapiens developed around 200,000 years ago.

What accomplishments did they make? Created fire, language,

and advanced tools.

What does “Mesopotamia” mean?

It means“between the

rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates)in Greek.