TCI: Ls. 4 The Rise of Sumerian City-States

TCI: Ls. 4 The Rise of Sumerian City-States

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TCI: Ls. 4 The Rise of Sumerian City-States

TCI: Ls. 4 The Rise of Sumerian City-States

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The environment of Sumer was

Low and flat, with little rain

Hilly and dry, with many stones

High and cold, with sharp mountain peaks

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was

In mountain foothills

Between 2 rivers

Near a region of many conflicts

At the site of the earliest cities

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

Each of them kept written records

They were all part of one great empire

Each of them had its own ruler and farmland

They all depended on each other for water

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?

Increase in population

Overuse of the soil

Change in the climate

Fighting between villages

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Moved south to the flat plains

Grew more crops

Joined villages together

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why did the rivers flood in the spring?

Heavy rain fell throughout the area

Ice on the rivers broke into bits

Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf

Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of dams and reservoirs?

To allow travel by boat

To store water for later use

To make it easier to fish

To protect villages from attack

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