Ch. 2-2.1 The fertile cresent Flashcards
1
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fertile
A
rich as in soill
2
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plain
A
an area of flat land
3
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plateau
A
an area of high’ flat, land
4
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irrigation
A
a system of transporting water to crops
5
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city-state
A
a city that is an individual complete with it’s own form of goverment and triditions
6
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region
A
a area on Earth with common physical features
7
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artisan
A
a craftperson such as a potter or weaver
8
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Fertile Cresent
A
a curved region with rich soil in the Middle East where one of the first civilizations devloped
9
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Mesoptamia
A
an area of float land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
10
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Uruk
A
a large Sumerian city-state in Mesoptamia
11
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Kish
A
an early city-state in Mesoptamia
12
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Lagash
A
an early city-state in Mesoptamia
13
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Nippur
A
an early city-state in Mesoptamia
14
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Umma
A
an early city-state in Mesoptamia
15
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ur
A
an early city-state in Mesoptamia
