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A challenging place to farm
The land between rivers
Emergence of cities
Sumerian city states
100

what material(s) did you need for a digging stick

a stick

100

why do they need crops

to survive 

100

what is irrigation

a system for watering crops

100

what does population mean?

the amount/number of people

100

what circular object did the sumerians invent

the wheel

200

The first version of the plow

the digging sticks

200

what is every city near

river / water source

200

how did the rivers help farmland grow

the irrigation systems

200

what increased 

population, homes, empire

200

what brought resources

the wheel and sail

300

why do the digging sticks help with

giving the seeds air

300

Why was it hard to grow crops in the summer

super hot + very little rain

300

What was a great way to move in the land between rivers

boats

300

when did the Mesopotamian city states emerge

around 3000 B.C

300

What were the Sumerians rich in

fertile soil

400

why were digging sticks turned into the plow

because the plow was more efficient than the digging sticks

400

What two rivers are near the villages

Tigris and Eurphrates

400

What two oceans were next to Mesopotamia

Mediterranean sea and Red sea

400

name all 6 major cities

Ur, Lagash, Sippar, Nippur, Babylon, and Uruk

400

what Gods did they worship

Gods only for that city

500

why do seeds need air

because they grow faster and stronger with access to air

500

list a pro and con of floods

pro: rich soil in the aftermath

con: risk of sweeping away villagers

500

What was the nearest gulf to Mesopotamia 

the Persian Gulf

500

what did mud huts become

brick houses

500

What is a city state

a city and their surrounding land and their villages that they control