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Tigris River
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One of two largest rivers in the southwest Asia that flow from mountain in turkey to the Persian gulf
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Sumer
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An area in southern Mesopotamia,where cities first appeared
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Levee
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A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
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Silt
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Fine particles of rock
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City-State
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An early city that was like a small,independent country with its own laws and goverment
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Irrigation
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A means of supplying land with water
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Mesopotamia
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In ancient times, the geographic area located between the tigris and euprates rivers
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Euphrates River
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One of two largest rivers in the southwest Asia that flow from mountain in turkey to the Persian gulf
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