Lesson Flashcards
(26 cards)
an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
City-state
arranged in a difficult way
Complex
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
Materials
in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
fine particles of rock
Silt
Sumeran 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
Tigers River
to build; usually some kind of structure, such as a house
constructed
The environment of Sumer was
Flat land, low plains, soil was dry, and little rain
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was between two
River
What development caused food shortages in the Zagreb’s foothills
Didn’t have enough land to grow food for there growing population
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages
They moved to the low plains
Name the two factors that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer
Fields were either flooded or to dry.
Why did the rivers flood in the spring
Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began
What was the chief purpose of dames and reservoirs
To store water for later use
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
To prevent floods
Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
Silt was clogging canals.
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
So they could maintain the irrigation systems and keep it running
