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MESOPOTAMIA
IRRIGATION & RESOURCES
TRAITS OF A CIVILIZATION
SUMER
VOCABULARY
100
It is located in Southwest Asia.
What is Mesopotamia
100
This is what the water brought down as it came down from the mountains.
What is silt
100
Kish, Nippur,& Ur
What are advanced cities
100
Sumer was considered this.
What is a city-state
100
An advanced form of culture.
What is a civilization
200
The two most important things located in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
200
This was unpredictable in Mesopotamia.
What is when the flood would come.
200
Counting sticks and writing
What is record keeping
200
The homes in Sumer were built around this.
What is a courtyard
200
The flat land boardering a river.
What is a floodplain
300
This is the type of land that Mesopotamia has.
What is desert
300
They used this to get water to their crops.
What is an irrgation system
300
Irrigation system & tools
What is advanced technology
300
This was in the center of Sumerian cities.
What is a ziggurat
300
To increase in size.
What is swell
400
The climate of Mesopotamia is this.
What is semiarid
400
Mesopotamia lacked these.
What are natural resources
400
Priest, farmer, & potter
What specialized workers
400
The people did this in the courtyard.
What is cook
400
Metal made of copper and tin
What is bronze
500
These are the types of plants that grow in Mesopotamia.
What small, scrubby plants
500
Mesopotamia was easy to invade because they lacked these.
What are natural barriers
500
Temple, military & schools
What are complex institutions
500
The ziggurat served two purposes. What were they?
What are church & government
500
A flag or symbol carried on a pole.
What is a standard