Lesson 5 - The Rise of Sumerian City-States

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state

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Euphrates River

one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf

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irrigation

a means of supplying land with water

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levee

a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks

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Mesopotamia

in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

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silt

fine particles of rock

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Sumer

an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared

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Tigris River

one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf