In Sumer, the water supply was:

unreliable. Farmers had either too much water or too little water.

How did Sumerian city walls relate to the environment?

The walls were made of bricks using local mud.

What made Mesopotamia a difficult environment to live in?

The sun was hot, and there was little rain.

Why did Sumerians build walls around their cities?

to protect themselves against attacking neighbors

Why did farmers clean the canals regularly?

A clogged canal could spoil the entire system.

Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?

in southwest Asia between the Tirgis and Euphrates Rivers

What caused Sumerians to build larger communities?

the need to protect themselves from their enemies

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The Rise of Sumerian City-States

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TCI Lesson 4 Ancient Civilizations

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1
In Sumer, the water supply was:
inadequate. Farmers never had enough water.
unreliable. Farmers had either too much water or too little water.
extreme. Farmers had too much water all the time.
contaminated. Farmers rarely had enough clean water to drink.
2
Mesopotamia is located in the modern country of:
Jordan
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
3
What was the key to successful farming in Sumer?
controlling the water supply
hiring workers from nearby communities
growing crops in the foothills, not the plains.
planting crops before the floods came
4
What drove people to move out of the foothills to the plains of Sumer?
the need for food
the desire for a new beginning
the search for gold
the need to escape enemies
5
What was the major disadvantage of the rapid population growth in the foothills?
food shortages
lack of job opportunities
competition for land
crowded living conditions
6
How did Sumerian city walls relate to the environment?
The walls were made of bricks using local mud.
The walls were made of steel obtained through trade with Egypt.
The walls were made of wood cut from trees in the foothills.
The walls were made of stones from a quarry in the Zagros Mountains.
7
What made Mesopotamia a difficult environment to live in?
The daily rain showers made the soil soggy and unworkable.
The short growing seasons made it hard to grow enough food.
Farmland was scarce because of the dense forests.
The sun was hot, and there was little rain.
8
The earliest settlements in Mesopotamia were like small, independent countries. They are named:
city-states
fiefdoms
nations
vassal states
9
How did Sumerian famrers control the water supply?
All of the above
They dug canals to shape the paths the water took.
They build reservoirs to store water for later use.
They built levees to prevent flooding.
10
Why did Sumerians build walls around their cities?
to insulate themselves from the bitter winter winds
to grow vine crops, such as pumpkins and beans
to honor their gods with memorials
to protect themselves against attacking neighbors
11
In Neolithic times, the first people to begin farming in Mesopotamia lived:
in the Pontic Mountains
in the Pyrenees Mountains
in the Rocky Mountains
in the Zagros Mountains
12
Why did farmers clean the canals regularly?
All of the above
A clogged canal could spoil the entire system.
An unsanitary canal would make villagers ill.
A dirty canal was bad for the tourist industry.
13
When farmers cleaned the canals, they were working for:
a regular paycheck
their own benefit
the king
the common good
14
Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?
In central Asia between Syr Darya and Amu Darya
In northern Africa near the Nile River
In Eastern Europe along the Danube River
in southwest Asia between the Tirgis and Euphrates Rivers
15
What caused Sumerians to build larger communities?
the need to protect themselves from their enemies
the need to maintain irrigation systems
the desire for a more diverse community
the hunger for power and authority

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