L4 /Study Guide Flashcards
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An early city like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
City-state
Arranged in a difficult way
Complex
To build;usually some kind of structure such as a house
Constructed
A strong disagreement
Dispute
One of the two largest rivers in southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in turkey to the Persian gulf.
Euphrates River
A means of supplying land with water
Irrigation
A substance that lies between or above other things
Layer
A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
Levee
to keep something in good condition by making necessary repairs
Maintaining
A resource that can be used to make something else
Material
In ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
Fine particles of rocks
Silt
An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
Sumer
One of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
Tigris River
The environment of Sumer was
Low and flat with little rain
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was between two
Rivers
What development causes food shortages in the Zagros foothills
Population increased
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages
Population increased
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages
They moved to the plains
Name the two factors that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer.
-too little or too much water
-flooded during the spring
Why did the rivers flood in the spring
The rain and melted snow flowed into the rivers
Hat was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs
Store water for later use
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built
Prevent from flooding
Why was slit a problem for the people of Sumer
Could dispute entire system
