2.1 fertile cresent Flashcards by hailey campbell | Brainscape

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fertile crescent

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a curved region with rich soil in the middle east where one of the first civilization developed.

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mesopotamia

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an area of flat land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where one of the first civilizations emerged

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uruk

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a large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia

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kish

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an early city-state in Mesopotamia

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lagash

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an early city-state in Mesopotamia

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nippur

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an early city-state in Mesopotamia

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umma

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an early city-state in Mesopotamia

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ur

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an early city-state in Mesopotamia

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civilization

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a group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture

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fertile

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rich as in soil

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plain

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an area of flat land

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plateau

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an area of high flat land

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irrigation

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a system of transportation water to crops

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city-state

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a city that is an individual unit complete with its own form of government and traditions

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region

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an area on earth with common physical features

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artisan

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a crafts-person such as a potter or weaver