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Mesopotamia Module 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dam | A barrier or wall that holds back the flow of water |
| Goods | physical items that can be traded |
| Granary | A storage building for grains and seeds |
| Icehouse | a building or underground chamber used to store ice year round |
| irrigation system | a method of supplying water to land usually to help crops grow |
| levee | a land structure made to prevent rivers and other bodies of water from flooding cities and farms |
| canal | a human-made waterway |
| photosynthesis | the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide from the air to produce sugar and oxygen |
| Plow | a farming tool used to cut, lift, and turn over soil to prepare it for farming |
| Reservoir | a place where water is stored in a large quantity often a manmade lake |
| Shaduf | a fan operated device that lifts water from a well or other water source onto land |
| Spatial Relationships | How different places and features are positioned in relation to each other and why that placement matters |
| Trade | exchanging goods or services |
| Well | a deep hole in the ground from which people get water |
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