The Rise of Sumerian City-States Lesson 4 Flashcards
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Mesopotamia
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means the “land between the rivers.” Located between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
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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
3
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Euphrates River
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one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
4
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Sumer
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an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
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layer
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a substance that lies between or above other things
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irrigation
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a means of supplying land with water
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levee
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a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
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silt
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fine particles of rock
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dispute
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a strong disagreement
10
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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
