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Year 7 History
Geography and Mesopotamia

Last updated 4 March 2020

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This page has been created to support Year 7 HASS students with their inquiry task on the effect geography has on the success of a civilisation.

Watch this video for an introduction to how the geography of Mesopotamia effected its civilisation.

Instructomania. (2019, March 3). Geography of Mesopotamia [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCH_Yh1rr7E

Use these terms to search the catalogue, eResources or the Internet.

Geography Mesopotamia

Print Resources

Below is a small selection of print resources that include information about the influence of geography on Mesopotamia’s society. You can locate these using the shelf Call No indicated. You will also find more resources by searching the Library Catalogue using your keywords.

935 MEH
Mehta-Jones, S. (2005). Life in ancient Mesopotamia. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company.

935 REE
Reece, K. (2005). The Mesopotamians: conquerors of the Middle East. Vero Beach, Florida: Rourke Publishing.

935 OAK
Oakes, L. (2009). Mesopotamia. New York, New York: Rosen.

More non fiction books

935 FAI
Faiella, G. (2006). The technology of Mesopotamia. New York, New York: Rosen.

935 SAM
Samuels, C. (2014). Technology in Mesopotamia. New York, New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing.

935 SCH
Schomp, V. (2004). Ancient Mesopotamia : the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians. New York: Franklin Watts.

More non fiction books

eBooks

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La Bella, L. (2018). Ancient Mesopotamian government and geography. Retrieved from epointplus database.

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Bancroft-Hunt, N. (2009). Living in ancient Mesopotamia. Retrieved from Infobase database.

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Hollar, S. (Ed.). (2012). Mesopotamia. Retrieved from epointplus database.

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Odijk, P. (1989). The Sumerians. Retrieved from AccessIt database.

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Bertman, S. (2009). Handbook to life in ancient Mesopotamia. Retrieved from Infobase database.

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Kuiper, K. (Ed.). (2011). Mesopotamia: the world’s earliest civilization. Retrieved from epointplus database.

eResources

Use your keywords to search the following eResources.

Bertman, S. (2019). Geography of ancient Mesopotamia. In Handbook to Life in Mesopotamia. Retrieved from Ancient and Medieval History database.

Blackwell, A. H. (2019). Climate and geography in the ancient near east. In Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World. Retrieved from Ancient and Medieval History database.

Websites

Search the catalogue for appropriate websites or use the websites listed below. If you search the Internet on your own, you will need to evaluate the websites using the CRAAP method.

Wandrei, K. (2014). How did Mesopotamia’s geography lead to its development?. Retrieved from https://education.seattlepi.com/did-mesopotamias-geography-lead-its-development-6650.html

Waters, T. (n.d.). Mesopotamia: geography and climate. Retrieved from Study.com

Videos

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References

Mesopotamia [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/mesopotamia