Social studies

Mesopotamia: an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Fertile: easy to grow

irrigation: a way of bringing water to an area of land

Canal: human-made waterway

Silt: a mixture of soil and rocks that are left behind by floods

Levee: built up riverbanks to prevent flooding

Reservoir: a place where water is collected and stored for later use

ziggurat: a perimid made for the gods with a stair case out side

cuneiform: writing with wedge shaps or characters

scribe: a person who writes

plow: a tool that digs somthing up in dirt or grass

social structure: the way of civillizawtion is organized

irrigation: almean/why to support

artisan: a crafts person

merchant: a person who makes money selling goods

Artifact: somthing thats old

culture: a character of civillzation

moutanas: are triangels