L4 Study Guide/vocab Flashcards
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 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 suppling land with water
Layer
A substance that lies between things
Leeve
A wall of earth to prevent flooding
Tigris River
One of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains
in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
Maintaining
To keep in good condition
Material
A resource used to make things
Mesopotamia
Area between Tigris River and Euphrates River
Silt
Fine particles of rock
Sumer
Area were cities first appeared
Environment of Sumer:
Low and flat with little rain
Mesopotamia:
Land between the two rivers
Food shortages in the Zargos are caused by
Too many people
What was done to fix the food shortages?
Move south
What made farming hard in Sumer
Lack of rainfall
Why did rivers flood?
Snow and rain flows south
What was the purpose of dams and reservoirs
To store water
Why were levees built?
To stop floods
What was the problem of silt?
Clogged irrigation systems
Why did people depend on each other?
To clean irrigation systems
What were walls made of?
Mud
Why were there moats?
To protect cities
