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L4 Study Guide/vocab Flashcards

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City-state

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an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government

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Complex

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Arranged in a difficult way

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Constructed

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to build; usually some kind of structure, such as a house

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Dispute

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A disagreement

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Euphrates River

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One of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains
in Turkey to the Persian Gulf

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Irrigation

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A means of suppling land with water

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Layer

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A substance that lies between things

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Leeve

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A wall of earth to prevent flooding

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Tigris River

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One of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains
in Turkey to the Persian Gulf

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Maintaining

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To keep in good condition

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Material

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A resource used to make things

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Mesopotamia

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Area between Tigris River and Euphrates River

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Silt

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Fine particles of rock

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Sumer

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Area were cities first appeared

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Environment of Sumer:

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Low and flat with little rain

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Mesopotamia:

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Land between the two rivers

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Food shortages in the Zargos are caused by

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Too many people

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What was done to fix the food shortages?

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Move south

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What made farming hard in Sumer

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Lack of rainfall

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Why did rivers flood?

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Snow and rain flows south

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What was the purpose of dams and reservoirs

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To store water

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Why were levees built?

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To stop floods

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What was the problem of silt?

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Clogged irrigation systems

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Why did people depend on each other?

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To clean irrigation systems

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What were walls made of?

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Mud

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Why were there moats?

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To protect cities

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