(Review) Lesson 5 - The Rise of the Sumerian City-States

What is a city-state?

• A town with no walls

• A city and farmland ruled independently

• A group of farming villages

• A large empire with one king

The Euphrates River is—

• The longest river in Southwest Asia

• A stream in the northern hills

• A short river used for fishing

• A canal built by farmers

What does irrigation mean?

• Directing water to fields using canals and reservoirs

• Planting crops during rainy seasons

• Collecting reeds near the rivers

• Building fences for crops

What is a levee?

• A raised bank built to stop flooding

• A deep ditch filled with water

• A wall made of stone blocks

• A canal that carries boats

What does “Mesopotamia” mean?

• Land between the rivers

• Land of forests and rain

• Land of stone and reeds

• Land ruled by kings

What is silt?

• Fine soil that clogs canals

• Bricks used to build walls

• Stones from the hills

• Reeds from the rivers

What was Sumer?

• The southern plains where early cities grew

• A farming village in the hills

• The northern mountains of Mesopotamia

• A city in Egypt

What is the Tigris River?

• A river that flows beside the Euphrates

• A canal built by Sumerians

• A stream in the foothills

• Another name for the Nile

Which problem most shaped the rise of city-states?

• Lack of metals

• Uncontrolled water supply

• Too much timber

• Heavy rainfall

Why did the rivers both help and harm farmers?

• They gave fertile soil but flooded at the wrong times

• They carried fish but spread disease

• They were wide but too shallow

• They were clean but had few reeds