Mesopotamia Nomads to Farmers

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What was the first thing the Sumerians got really good at?

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farming and agriculture

Front

What does Mesopotamia mean?

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land between two rivers

Front

Why was Sumer such a good location for farming?

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it was located in a river valley

Front

What do the rivers leave behind that make the land good for growing crops?

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rich soil

Front

What did the Sumerians build to control the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

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levees

Front

What tool did the Sumerians develop that helped them plant?

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plow

Front

What was their system of writing called?

Back

cuneiform

Front

Sumerians were the first people to write down their…

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laws

Front

What was the Sumerians’ best invention?

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wheel

Front

The villages in Sumer eventually got bigger and were called…

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city-states