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Lesson 4: The Rise of Sumerian City-States

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  • The environment of Sumer was
    low and flat, with little rain
  • What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?
    to store water for later use
  • One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was
    lack or rainfall
  • Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
    They cooperated to keep the water systems working
  • Why did the rivers flood in the spring?
    Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began
  • Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
    Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.
  • Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls with
    bricks made of mud
  • If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
    to prevent floods
  • Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
    It clogged the irrigation canals
  • Which fact allowed Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains?
    The region had plenty of rain.
  • What solu-on did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
    moving to the south
  • The people of Sumer constructed moats to
    protect cities from attack
  • The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was (where?)
    between two rivers
  • What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
    Increase in population
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