SS Lesson 4 Study Guide/Vocab Flashcards
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City-State
An 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
One 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 walk if 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
Mespotamia
In ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Silt
Fine particles of 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
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?
The population increased
What solution did the people in Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
Mesopotamians moved South from the mountains to the plains
Name the two factors that made farming difficult in the area if Sumer.
Lack of rainfall or too much rainfall
Why did the rivers flood in the spring?
Rain and melted snow from the mountains flowed into the rivers
What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?
To block the water and to force it to collect pools
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
To prevent flooding
Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
It clogged the irrigation canals
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
Cooperated to keep the water system working
