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Sumerian Society and Environmental Challenges

Sumerian Society and Environmental Challenges

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Social Studies

6th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was...

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between two rivers

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

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Each of them had its own ruler and farmland

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The environment of Sumer was

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low and flat, with little rain

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?

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increase in population

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?

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moving to the south

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was...

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lack of rainfall

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