2.1 places and vocabulary Flashcards

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a curved region with rich soil in the Middle East where one of the first civilizations developed.

A

Fertile Crescent

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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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Mesopotamia

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a large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia.

A

Uruk

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an early 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.

A

Ur

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

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civilization

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rich, as in soil.

A

fertile

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an area of flat land.

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plain

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an area of high, flat land.

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plateau

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a system of transporting water to crops.

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irrigation

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

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city-state

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an area on Earth with common physical features.

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region

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a crafts person such as a potter or weaver.

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artisan