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Chapter 4
McCann-History Alive! Chap.4
| 4.1-4.8 | definition |
|---|---|
| Mesopotamia, | -in ancient times,the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, |
| city-states | -an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government. |
| Sumerians | -ancient people who lived in the geographic region of Sumer. |
| Sumer | -an area in the southern part of Mesopotamia,where cities first appeared. |
| irrigation systems | -a means of supplying land with water. |
| levees | -a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks. |