The Rise of City-States

Mesopotamia is in modern-day...

• China

• Iraq

• Canada

• Africa

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• The land with lots of water

• The middle of the river

• The land between the rivers

• Lots of pots and pans

What are the TWO rivers in Mesopotamia?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Teller

• Elephant

Why were Sumerian cities called city-STATES?

• They were all in New York State

• They each had two senators

• Because they fought with each other

• Because they were like independent countries

What does an irrigation system do?

• Brings water to plants

• Makes you annoyed

• Plays Fortnite

• Builds a wall

What part of Mesopotamia got rain?

• The northern hills

• The southern plains

Why did people have to move out of the hills? (TWO reasons)

• There was not enough food for everyone

• There were many more people living there

• The weather was extremely cold

• They did not like the view

Who are the Sumerians?

• People who moved to the area called "Sumer"

• People who work on submarines

• People who were born in summer

• People who study the land of Sumer

What THREE big problems did Sumerians have with the rivers?

• Sometimes the rivers didn't flood at all

• They did not know when the rivers would flood

• Sometimes the rivers had a lot of fish in them

• Sometimes the rivers were very dry and there was no water

What is a canal?

• A human-made stream

• A wall that stops flooding

• A human-made pool that stores water

• A kind of candy