The environment of Sumer was
The Rise of the Sumerian City States

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low and flat, with little rain
hilly and dry, with many stones
thickly forested, with heavy storms
high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks
2.
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The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was
between two rivers
in mountain foothills
near a region of many conflicts
at the site of the earliest cities
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Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
Each of them kept written records.
They were all part of one great empire.
They all depended on each other for water.
Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.
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What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
overuse of the soil
change in the climate
increase in population
fighting between villages
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What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
building terraces
moving to the south
constructing resevoirs
joining villages together
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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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
7.
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Why did the rivers flood in the spring?
Heavy rain fell throughout the area.
Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf.
Ice that had formed on the rivers broke into bits.
Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began.
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