How did the the Sumerians protect there city's
They built mud brick walls
What drove people out foothills to the plans of sumer?
food shortages
Was the Water supply good
kinda farms had to much water or not enough
Why did the water canal need constant care and repair?
Because it kept getting clogged with slit.
How did the Sumerians city walls hep the environment.
They used local mud.
Why did the farmers not have enough land to grow crops
Because of population
How did the Sumerians control the water supply.
They built water canals.
How did they the clean the water canals
They scooped water out one by one
Why did people fight over water
Because people that live up river used mpst fo the water.
Why did the first people farm in Mesopotamia?
The Zagro Mountains
How did people stop the water from flooding
They put levees along of the side of the river
what did cities have to work together for?
To maintain the irrigation system
How did people stop other people from getting water
They blocked the water canals
Why was it hard to grow crops?
Because the land was dry and hard.
What happened to the farms crops after it floods
They get washed away.
when the farms cleaned the canals did they clean them for them or for everyone
They cleaned them for everyone
What did the Sumerians call there walled cities
Cities states
Did it rain in the fertile Crescent
Barley
What happens when it doesn't rain?
The soil turned hard like a stone.
Why couldn't farmer can't live in small groups?
Because the villages were connected for miles and there wasn't enough water