mesopotamia (ss) Flashcards
Region in the Middle East. It stretches from the Nile River valley to the Mediterranean coast and along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to their delta in the Persian Gulf.
Fertile Crescent
“between rivers” - a small region of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
mesopotamia
Agriculture
Farming
An independent kingdom or state made up of a city and the surrounding lands it controls.
City State
Advanced culture
Civilization
Buying and selling goods and services, especially when many people are involved./trading
commerce
A barrier
Dam
Barrier made out of dirt stone or cement
Dike
Developing animals and plants for more than one use. For example, domesticated cattle were developed not only to provide meat, skins, and milk but also to work—pulling a plough, for instance.
Domestication
A large group of territories that are ruled by a single person
empire
People who obtain food by hunting, fishing, and foraging.
Hunter Gatherer
The artificial application of water to land.
Irrigation
A ridge or embankment built along the edges of a river or stream to prevent flooding.
Leeve
The two rivers that surrond mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Lifestyle of people who live a mobile, or wandering, existence.
Nomadic
