GEOGRAPHY
One of the rivers in Southwest Asia that flows from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
Hint: The name of this river sounds like an animal.
What is the Tigris River
A wall of Earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
What is a levee
In ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
What is Mesopotamia
Fine particles of rock
What is silt
An early city that was like a small independent country with its own lawn and government
What is a city-state
A means of supplying land with water
What is irrigation
One of the rivers in Southwest Asia that flows from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
What is the Euphrates River
The name for the ancient Mesopotamia and Babylon laws where "an eye for an eye" comes from
What is Hammurabis Code
An area in Southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
What is Sumer
One of the earliest forms of writing invented by the Sumer
What is cuneiform