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Ancient Civilizations Chapter 4
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in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the
Persian Gulf
Tigris River
one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from mountains in Turkey to the
Persian Gulf
Euphrates River
an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
Sumer
a means of supplying land with water
Irrigation
a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
Levee
fine particles of rock
Silt
an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
City-state