Lesson 4/ Unit 1 Flashcards
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City-state
city-statean early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
Complex
Arranged in a difficult way
constructed
To build; usually some kind of structure, such as a house
dispute
A strong disagreement
Euphrates River
Euphrates Riverone of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
irrigation
A means of supplying land with water
Layer
A substance that lies between or above other things
Levee
a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
maintaining
maintaining to keep something in good condition by making necessary repairs
Material
A resource that can be used to make something else
Mesopotamia
In ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
silt
siltfine particles of rock
Sumer
Sumeran area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
Tigris River
Tigris Riverone of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
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 caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills
Population increases
What solution did people in the Zagros toothlls find to fix the problem of tood shortages
They moved to the south
Name the two factors that made farming dilicut in the area of Sumer.
Lack of rainfall or to much rainfall.
Why did the rivers flood in the spring
Because the snow melted in the mountains where rivers began to
What was the chief purpose of dams 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?
They were built to prevent flooding
Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer
Clogged irrigation canals
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other
Cooperates irrigation canals
