City-states
What was the oldest city-state in Sumer?
Eridu
What were the two main water sources in Sumer?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
What type of terrain was Sumer built on?
A plain
Name some uses of the water from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers
Drinking, irrigation, navigation, etc.
What language was spoken in Sumer?
Sumerian
What is a city state?
A self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland.
What were the crops most easily grown in Sumer? (Hint: there were two)
Wheat and Barley
What season was Sumer’s flood season?
Spring
How did their dry land dilemma somehow benefit agriculture?
It led them to create an irrigation system and water their crops and make fertile soil.
When was Sumer created?
Between 4000BCE and 4500BCE
What was the largest city in Sumer?
Uruk
Which water source connected Sumer to the Indian Ocean?
The Persian Gulf
How did the dry land dilemma in Sumer get temporarily sloved?
The Euphrates and Tigris River flooded frequently
What was the name of the god of Eridu?
Ea or Enki
Name 3 city-states
Any of the following:
Ur,Kish,Nippur,Eridu,Uruk,Sippar,Adab,Umma,Lagash,Bad-tibira, Akshak.
When the two rivers flooded, they created a patch of fertile soil. What was that called?
The Fertile Crescent.
What US state is about the size of Sumer?
Maryland