SS Lesson 4 Study Guide

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What was the environment of Sumer?

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low and flat, with little rain

Front

The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was

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between two rivers

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Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

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Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.

Front

Which fact allowed Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros mountains?

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the region had plenty of rain

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What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?

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increase in population

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What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?

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moving to the south

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One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was: rocky soil, steep hillsides, lack of rainfall, growth of weeds

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lack of rainfall

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Why did the rivers flood in the spring?

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snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began

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What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?

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to store water for later use

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Why was a levee built beside a river in ancient Sumer?

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to prevent floods