The Rise of Sumerian City States Part #2

Match the following Sumerian irrigation methods with their purposes:

• To shape the paths the water flowed

• To prevent flooding

• To prevent flooding

• To shape the paths the water flowed

• To store water for later use

• To store water for later use

Match the following terms with their definitions: Irrigation, Levee, Canal.

• Irrigation

• A man-made waterway.

• Levee

• A method to supply water to land

• Canal

• A barrier to prevent flooding

Why did the Sumerians need to control the water supply?

• To grow plenty of food

• To build houses

• To create roads

• To mine resources.

Between which years did villages in Sumer grow into towns?

• 4000 and 3500 B.C.E.

• 3500 and 3000 B.C.E.

• 3000 and 2500 B.C.E.

• 2500 and 2000 B.C.E.

Why did Sumerian farmers need to clean the canals regularly?

• To prevent flooding

• To remove silt

• To widen them

• To deepen them.

The cooperation among Sumerian villages was necessary to ensure that water levels were (a)   .

• sufficient

• optimal

• critical

• essential

Match the following actions with their purposes: 1) Cleaning canals 2) Building new canals 3) Scooping water.

• 1-A

• To balance water levels

• 2-B

• To keep them open

• 3-C

• To control water flow

By about 3000 B.C.E., most Sumerians lived in what type of area?

• Villages

• City-states

• Nomadic camps

• Forest settlements

What did the Sumerians enjoy by living in city-states?

• Isolation

• Protection and governance

• Nomadic lifestyle

• Unregulated freedom

What challenge did the Sumerians face that led them to move to river valleys?

• Food shortages

• Overpopulation

• Lack of resources

• Climate change