the fertile crescent Flashcards
fertile crescent
a curved region with rich soil in the middle east where one of the first civilization developed
Mesopotamia
an area of the flat land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where one of the first civilization emerged
Uruk
a large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia
Kish
an early city-state in Mesopotamia
Lagash
a early city-state in Mesopotamia
Nippur
an early city-state in Mesopotamia
Umma
an early city-state in Mesopotamia
Ur
city-state in Mesopotamia
civilization
a group of people who have a complex and organised society within a culture
fertile
rich, as in soil
plain
an area of flat land
plateau
an area of high, flat land
irrigation
a system of transporting water to crops
city-state
a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and tradition
region
an area on earth with common physical features
