TCI History Alive Lesson 4- The Rise of Sumerian City-States- Content
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- Q1Uncontrolled water supplyWhat is one factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer?30s
- Q2They decided to move to the plains.What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?30s
- Q3Increasing populationWhat caused food shortages in Zagros foothills?30s
- Q4The land was hard and dry and they were plains.How the environment of Sumer?30s
- Q5Because they were cities and they acted like states.Why were Sumerian communites called city- states?30s
- Q6Land between the rivers ''Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means the ''30s
- Q7The Zagros foothills was near water.What made the Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains?30s
- Q8Protect themselvesWhy did people of Sumer constructed moats to?30s
- Q9Mud BricksWhat did Sumerians build strong walls with?30s
- Q10They needed to work together to clean the canals.Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?30s
- Q11The land was dry for most of the year.Why did the rivers flood in the Spring?30s
- Q12To prevent floodingWhy was the Levee built?30s
- Q13To stop the flood of water so they can overflow to the crops.What was the main purpose of dams and reservoirs?30s
- Q14Silt blocked the canalsWhy was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?30s
- Q15It is located between two rivers.What do you know about Mesopotamia?.30s