2.1 The Fertile Crescent Flashcards
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the region’s fertile, or rich, soil and its curved shape.
Fertile Crescent
The area between the two rivers or “the land between the rivers.”
Mesopotamia
a large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia
Uruk
an early city-state in Mesopotamia.
Kish
an early city-state in Mesopotamia.
Lagash
an early city-state in Mesopotamia.
Nippur
an early city-state in Mesopotamia.
Umma
an early city-state in Mesopotamia.
Ur
a group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture.
civilization
rich, as in soil.
fertile
an area of flat land.
plain
an area of high, flat land.
plateau
a system of transporting water to crops.
irrigation
a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions.
city-state
an area on Earth with common physical features.
region
a craftsperson such a p[otter or weaver.
artisan
