Where did farmers start growing their food? A. desert B. river C. hilly area

True or False: Sumerians were the first people to create written language.

What are the two rivers on the sides of Mesopotamia A. Hudson and Nile B. Connecticut and Mississippi C. Tigris and Euphrates

What is one way cities protected themselves from attacks? A. They ran away B. They moved C. They built a wall surrounding the city

True or False: Having a steady water supply through the city helped the population grow.

Why did people decide to move from North Mesopotamia (hill areas) to south Mesopotamia? A. The climate was better in the south B. There was more food in the south C. They were running out of natural resources in the north

True or False: Each city acted like a small country

When did the first cities start to be built? A. 2020 B. 1950 C. 5,500 BCE

What did they call the land settled when people left Mesopotamia? A. Mesopotamia junior B. Egypt C. Sumeria

What did Sumerians build to keep water in place? A. dams B. bridges C. buckets

What did cities typically fight over? A. resources B. clothes C. cars

What was the name of the new place people settled? A. Mesopotamia B. China C. Africa