Sumerian Society and Environmental Challenges

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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

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The environment of Sumer was

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low and flat, with little rain

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Which fact allowed Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains? Options: goats can live on dry grass, the region had plenty of rain, shallow canals watered the fields, harsh climates are good for grains

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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...

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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 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 irrigate crops