Mesopotamia
In Mesopotamia, there were 2 rivers. Name both of them.
Tigris - 100
Euprates - 100
Mild _____________ helped make the foothills of the Zagros mountains a good place to farm.
weather
During the spring, rain and _______________ from the mountains flowed into the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
melted snow
The main problem with the irrigation canals was they had to be _______________ regularly
cleaned
The environment of Sumer was
A) low and flat with little rain
B) hilly and dry with many stones
C) thickly forested with heavy storms
D) high and cold with mountains
A low and flat with little rain
In Mesopotamia, there were food shortages in the __________
Hills or mountains
By about 5000 BCE, farmers did not have enough _________ to grow food.
land
The problem with the floods was that no one could
Predict when they would come.
Farmers had to work___________________ for the common good, because the canals stretched for miles.
together or with each other
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
A) Each kept written records.
B) They were all part of 1 empire.
C) They all depended on each other for water.
D) Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.
D Each had its own ruler and farmland
Mesopotamia was located between _____________ and ____________.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
in Spring, both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers _____________.
flooded
Since no one could predict the flooding of the rivers, if it happened after the farmers planted, then what problem happened?
The seeds were washed away and the crops ruined.
Irrigation canals became clogged with ___________, so farmers had to clean them regularly.
Silt
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
A. overuse of the soil
B. change in the climate
C. increase in population
D. fighting between villages
C Increase in population
Name 2 or more problems Mesopotamians faced.
Food shortages
Water supply (flooding or too little)
attacks
Maintaining water supply across village boundaries
When the Tigris and Euphrates flooded, they brought precious water and _________________
Fertile Soil or Silt
To protect from attack Sumerians dug ____________ outside the walls.
A) holes
B) moats
C) foundations
B) Moats
The land between the rivers was called this
Mesopotamia
One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was...
A. rocky soil.
B. steep hillsides.
C. lack of rainfall.
D. growth of weeds.
C Lack of rainfall