L4 Vocab/sg

Question 1

city-state

Answer 1

early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and governments

Question 2

complex

Answer 2

arranged in a difficult way

Question 3

constructed

Answer 3

to build; usually some kind of structure, such as a house

Question 4

dispute

Answer 4

a strong disagreement

Question 5

Euphrates River

Answer 5

one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf

Question 6

irrigation

Answer 6

a means of supplying land with water

Question 7

layer

Answer 7

a substance that lies between or above other things

Question 8

levee

Answer 8

a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks

Question 9

maintaining

Answer 9

to keep something in good condition by making necessary repairs

Question 10

material

Answer 10

a resource that can be used to make something else

Question 11

Mesopotamia

Answer 11

in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Question 12

Slit

Answer 12

fine particles of rock

Question 13

Sumer

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an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared

Question 14

Tigris River

Answer 14

one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf

Question 15

1. The environment of Sumer was

Answer 15

Hilly rainy

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2. The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was between two

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Rivers

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3. What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?

Answer 17

Population increase

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4. What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?

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Move south

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5. Name the two factors that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer.

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Rivers flood, dry, hot, windy

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6. Why did the rivers flood in the spring?

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Rain and melting snow

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7. What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?

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To stop rivers and contain water

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8. If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?

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Water fields and prevent water flooding

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9. Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?

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Canals clogged

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10. Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?

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To keep the system clean

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11. Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls with

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Mud bricks

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12. The people of Sumer constructed moats

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toPrevent floods and attacks