Mesopotamia Flashcards L1&2

Front

Urban

Back

City

Front

Plateau

Back

High, flat area of land

Front

Alluvial plain

Back

Low, flat land formed from fine soils deposited by rivers

Front

Tributaries

Back

Branches

Front

Silt

Back

Rich mixture of bits of rock and soil

Front

Droughts

Back

Long times with little or no rain

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Irrigation

Back

Ise of connected ditches, canals, dams, and dikes to move water to dry areas

Front

Civilzation

Back

Centralized society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing, and learning

Front

Technology

Back

Skills and knowledge to make products or meet goals

Front

Ziggurat

Back

Huge, mud-brick temple