Rise of Sumer: Events A & B Review

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The environment of the plains of Sumer was

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low and flat, with little rain

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What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills, and forced many people to move to the foothills of Sumer?

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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 southern plains of Sumer

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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 of Sumer 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 (main) purpose of dams and reservoirs?

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to store water for later use

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If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?

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to prevent floods

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The people who moved down from the Zagros mountains were called

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Sumerians

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the use of canals and dams to water fields for farming

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irrigation

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Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is also known as

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irrigation