Lesson 4 Vocabulary, Rise of Sumerian City-States

Front

The area between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers is called_____________.

Back

Mesopotamia

Front

One of the two rivers that flows from the mountains in Turkey and empties into the Persian Gulf.

Back

Tigris

Front

A river that flows from the mountains of Turkey and empties into the Persian Gulf.

Back

Euphrates

Front

An area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared

Back

Sumer

Front

What is irrigation?

Back

supplying land with water

Front

A wall of earth that people build to prevent a river from flooding its banks.

Back

levee

Front

fine particles of rock that flow in rivers

Back

silt

Front

An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own land and laws

Back

city-state

Front

Where is Mesopotamia?

Back

Asia

Front

What does "Mesopotamia" actually mean?

Back

The land between two rivers