Flashcards on Sumer and Mesopotamia

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The environment of Sumer was low and flat, with little rain.

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Sumer is characterized by its low and flat terrain and minimal rainfall.

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The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location between two rivers.

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Mesopotamia is named for its geographical position between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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Sumerian communities were called city-states because each of them had its own ruler and farmland.

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City-states in Sumer had individual governance and agricultural land.

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Neolithic people could farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains because the region had plenty of rain.

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The Zagros Mountains provided sufficient rainfall for farming during the Neolithic period.

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An increase in population caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills.

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Population growth led to a scarcity of food resources in the Zagros foothills.

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To fix the problem of food shortages, people in the Zagros foothills constructed reservoirs.

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Reservoirs were built to address food shortages in the Zagros foothills.

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One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer

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Lack of rainfall

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Reason for rivers flooding in the spring

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Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began

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Chief purpose of dams and reservoirs

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To store water for later use

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Purpose of a levee beside a river in ancient Sumer

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To prevent floods