2.1 The Fertile Cresent Flashcards

1
Q

the curved region with rich soil in the Middle East where one of the first civilizations developed

A

Fertile Crescent

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2
Q

an area of flat land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where one of the first civilizations emerged

A

Mesopotamia

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3
Q

a large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia

A

Uruk

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4
Q

an early city-state in Mesopotamia

A

Kish

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5
Q

an early city-state in Mesopotamia

A

Lagash

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6
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an early city-state in Mesopotamia

A

Nippur

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7
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an early city-state in Mesopotamia

A

Umma

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8
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an early city-state in Mesopotamia

A

Ur

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9
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a group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture

A

civilization

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10
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rich, as in soil

A

fertile

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11
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an area of flat land

A

plain

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12
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an area of high, flat land

A

plateau

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13
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a system of transporting water to crops

A

irrigation

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14
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a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions

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city-state

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15
Q

an area on Earth with common physical features

A

reigon

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16
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a craftsperson such as a potter or weaver

A

artisan