2.1 The fertile crescent Flashcards
a curved region with rich soil in the Middle East where on of the first civilizations developed.
Fertile Crescent
The area between the rivers became known as Mesopotamia.
Mesopotamia
a large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia
Uruk
an early city-state in Mesopotamia
Kish
an early city-state in Mesopotamia
Lagash
an early city-state in Mesopotamia
Nippur
an early city-state in Mesopotamia.
Umma
an early city-state in Mesopotamia
Ur
a group of people who have a complex and an organized society within a culture
civilazation
rich, as in soil
fertile
an area of flat land
plain
an area of high, flat lands
plateau
a system of transporting water and crops
irrigation
a city that is an individual unit, compete with its own form of government and traditions
city-state
an area on Earth with common physical features
region
