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12thgrade
TCI History Alive! Ancient World Rise of Sumerian City-State
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which wasbetween two riversin mountain foothillsnear a region of many conflicts. at the site of the earliest cities
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a way to identify MesopotamiaFertile CrescentCradle of CivilizationLand Between Two RiversLand Between the Deserts
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?Nile RiverTigris and Euphrates RiversAmazon RiverYellow and Yangtze Rivers
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor allowed Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains?Goats can live on dry grass.The region had plenty of rain.Shallow canals watered the fields.Harsh climates are good for grains.
- 5. Multiple Choice__________________________________ caused Mesopotamians to move to the river valleycooperationuncontrolled water supplyfood shortagesconflict
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?overuse of the soilchange in the climateincrease in populationfighting between villages
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?building terracesmoving to the southconstructing reservoirsjoining villages together
- 8. Multiple ChoiceOne factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer wasrocky soil.steep hillsides.lack of rainfall.growth of weeds.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the rivers flood in the spring?Heavy rain fell throughout the areaStrong winds blew from the Persian GulfIce that had formed on the rivers broke into bits.Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIf you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?to load bargesto irrigate cropsto prevent floodsto control workers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops is called __.IrrigationAgriculturespecializationziggurats
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?to allow travel by boatto make it easier to fishto store water for later useto protect villages from attack
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?It dried up the riversIt crumbled the city wallsIt ruined the soil for planting. It clogged the irrigation canals.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains.They cooperated to keep the water systems working.They exchanged different kinds of natural resourcesThey had to fight off attacks from empires to the east
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat made it harder to live in the plains than in the Zagros foothills?The plains lacked natural barriers to keep out enemiesThe plains had many hills that made farming difficultThe plains had many stones that needed to be cleared from farmland.The plains didn't have strong people to build canals.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceConflict over water caused Mesopotamians to ________________________________________ around their cities.build walls and moatsspread outbuild larger farmlandsmove far away from
- 17. Multiple ChoiceUsing natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls withbricks made of mud.logs with pointed tipsreeds cut near the rivers.rocks shaped into squares.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe people of Sumer constructed moats toget crops to grow betterprotect cities from attack.make villagers work together.bring drinking water into towns.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhy were Sumerian communities called city-states?Each of them kept written records.They were all part of one great empireThey all depended on each other for waterEach of them had its own ruler and farmland
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