Mesopotamia and Related Terms

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Mesopotamia

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land between two rivers

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Silt

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fine particles of rock

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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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Irrigation

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a means of supplying land with water

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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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Sumer

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an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared

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Tigris River

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one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia

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Euphrates River

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one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia