WorksheetsSumerian City States Chapter Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was
between two rivers
in mountain foothills
near a region of many conflicts
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.
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
shallow canals watered the fields
harsh climates are good for grains
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
overuse of the soil
change in the climate
increase in population
fighting between villages
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
building terraces
moving to the south
constructing reservoirs
joining villages together
One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was
rocky soil
steep hillsides
lack of rainfall
growth of weeds
Why did the rivers flood in the spring?
heavy rain fell throughout the area
strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf
ice that had formed on the rivers broke into bits
snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began
What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?
to allow travel by boat
to make it easier to fish
to store water for later use
to protect villages from attack
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
to load barges
to irrigate crops
to prevent floods
to control workers
Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
it dried up the rivers
it crumbled the city walls
it ruined the soil for planting
it clogged the irrigation canals
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains
the cooperated to keep the water systems working
they exchanged different kinds of natural resources
they had to fight off attacks from empires to the east
Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls with
bricks made of mud
logs with pointed tips
reeds cut near the rivers
rocks shaped into squares
The people of Sumer constructed moats to ______
get crops to grow better
protect cities from attack
make villagers work together
bring drinking water into towns
