The Rise of Sumerian City-States

The Rise of Sumerian City-States

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6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sumer is located in...

Ur

Mesopotamia

Louisiana

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The environment of Sumer was

low and flat, with little rain.

hilly and dry, with many stones

thickly forested, with heavy storms

high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

each of them kept written records

they were all part of one great empire.

they all depended on each other for water

each of them had its own ruler and farmland.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which fact allowed Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains?

Goats can live on dry grass

the region had plenty of rain

harsh climates are good for grains.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?

overuse of the soil

change in the climate

increase in population

fighting between villages

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

building terraces

moving to the south

constructing reservoirs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

rocky soil

steep hillsides

lack of rainfall

growth of weeds

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