Lesson 4 Study Guide/vocab Flashcards
an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
City state
arranged in a difficult way
Complex
to build; usually some kind of structure, such as a house
Constructed
a strong disagreement
Dispute
one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
Euphrates River
a means of supplying land with water
Irrigation
A substance that lies between or above other things
Layer
a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
Levee
to keep something in good condition by making necessary repairs
Maintaining
A resource that can be used to make something else
Material
ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
fine particles of rock
Silt
An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
Sumer
one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
Tigris river
The environment of Sumer was
Low and flat with little rain
The name of Mesopotamia comes from it’s location, which was between two
River
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills
Population increased
What solution did people in the zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
Moving to the south
Name the two factors that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer.
There was either too little water too much
What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs
Prevent floods
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built
It allowed water to flow to the fields
Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
Canals got clogged with silt
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other
They had to built and maintain irrigation system
Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls with
Mud bricks
