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Advancements in __________ in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of independent city-states.

• movie productions

• hunting and gathering

• nomadic lifestyle

• agriculture

Advancement is agriculture led to economic growth in Sumer. Which of the following is the best definition of economic growth?

• getting taller and taller every year

• Going to school and gaining more knowledge

• farming led to more products being produced which allowed the people to trade their goods with others

• traveling around and around with no home

Analyze how advancements in agriculture in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of independent city-states. Which of the following is the best definition of advancements.

• Improvements

• bad ideas

• falling behind

• candy

Analyze how advancements in agriculture in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of independent city-states. Which of the following is a simony for agriculture?

• culture

• civilizations

• farming

• polytheism

Analyze how advancements in agriculture in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of independent city-states. Which of the following is the best explanation of trade in Sumer?

• trading a banana for $1.00

• using money to buy food, weapons, and tools

• trading corn for tomatoes

• traveling around with no home looking for your daily supply of food

Analyze how advancements in agriculture in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of independent city-states. Which is the best definition of transportation in ancient Sumer?

• chasing mammoth for dinner

• riding a train into town

• flying in an airplane to Washington D.C.

• The Sumerians invented the wheel which led to carts and domesticated animals which allowed them to ride donkeys or horses

Analyze how advancements in agriculture in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of independent city-states. Which of the following is the best definition of emergence?

• beginning, starting

• ending

• stopping

• running

Analyze how advancements in agriculture in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of independent city-states. Which is the best definition of independent?

• not being able to do something without someone helping you

• A city that has it's own form of government, rules, and food supply. This city does not need any other supplies from other cities to survive

• A city that grows corn but needs to go to another city to trade their corn for other supplies such as farm tools

• Buying supplies from Amazon

Analyze how advancements in agriculture in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of independent city-states. Which of the following is the best definition of a city-state.

• Many different peoples under the authority of one ruler

• A city ran by a king or queen

• A city with the surrounding farmland with it's own leaders, rules, laws, government and food surplus

• A city where the people vote for their rulers

Analyze how advancements in agriculture in Sumer led to economic growth, expansion of trade and transportation, and the emergence of independent city-states. Which of the following explains how cities developed from farming?

• Farming led to people settling together in small groups which led to villages, which led to cities, which led to city-states

• People traveled together in small group hunting for food

• People migrated around the world following the herds and looking for food

• Aliens landed and brought city-states with them