Social Studies Actual Lesson 4 Flashcards
(18 cards)
City-state
An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
Complex
Arranged in a difficult way
Dispute
A strong disagreement
Euphrates River
One of the 2 largest rivers in Southwest Asia that 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
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 River
Silt
Fine particles of a rock
Sumer
An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
Tigris River
One of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
Constructed
To build; usually some kind of structure, such as a house
The environment of Sumer was __________.
Low and flat plains
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was between two ________.
Rivers
What development caused food shortages in the Zagreb’s foothills?
The increase of population
What solution did people in the zagrebs foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages
Moved to the south plains
