A
The environment of Sumer (plains) was
low and flat, with little rain.
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was
between two rivers.
Which fact allowed Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains?
The region had plenty of rain.
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
overpopulation.
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
Moving to the south (Sumer/plains).
One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was
Little rainfall.
Why did the rivers flood in the spring?
Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began.
What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?
Store water for later use.
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states? They each had their own what?
ruler and farmland.
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
To prevent flooding.
Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
It clogged the irrigation canals.
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
They cooperated to keep the water systems working.
Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls made out of....
bricks made out of mud.
The people of Sumer constructed moats to
protect cities from attacks.
What were canals used for? to control what?
the flow/direction of the water.
What was the reason bloodshed started between the cities?
greed over the water.