WorksheetsThe Rise of the Sumerian City-States
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
They all depended on each other for water
Each of them had its own ruler and farmland
They were all part of one great empire
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
fighting between villages
overuse of the soil
increase in population
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
building terraces
moving to the south
constructing reservoirs
Why did the rivers flood in the spring?
Ice that had formed on the rivers broke into bits.
Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf
Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began.
Why was silt a problem for the people for Sumer?
It ruined the soil for planting.
It clogged the irrigation canals.
It wasn't a problem at all
