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WorksheetsUnit 6 Assessment: Rise of Sumerian City States
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Sumer was located in the plains. What was the land like?
Tigris and Euphrates were names of what?
two cities in Mesopotamia
two rivers in Mesopotamia
two mountain ranges in Mesopotamia
two deserts in Mesopotamia
What does "Mesopotamia" mean in the Greek Language?
Zagros foothills was a great place to grow crops and farm, why?
Why did food shortages occur in the Zagros Foothills?
population increase
moving south to Sumer
What caused the rivers to flood in the spring?
What made farming in Sumer difficult?
hard and dry soil
What was the main purpose of dams?
to block and store water for later use
What were levees used for?
What challenge did silt present Sumerians?
What did Sumerians use to build walls around their cities
Why were the large communities referred to as city-states?
Each of them had its own ruler and were like an independent country
What did moats do
City-states would attack each other over what natural resource
Problem: City-States were attacking each other over use of water, and there were few natural barriers to prevent against attack.
Solution: City-States created irrigation systems
Solution: City-states built mud brick walls and dug moats
Solution: City-states burned surrounding farmland and blocked waterways
Solution: City-States met and signed peace treaties
Problem: There was an uncontrolled water supply in Sumer
Solution: Sumerians created irrigation systems
Solution: Sumerians built mud brick walls and dug moats
Solution: Sumerians burned surrounding farmland and blocked waterways
Solution: Sumerians moved back to the Zagros foothills
What was a canal and what was its purpose?
Pathways dug into the ground to direct the flow of water
Ridges built along river banks to prevent flooding
Pools of water used as storage for later use
Blocking the flow of water to store water
