Lesson 4 Vocab/Studyguide

Question 1

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

Answer 1

City-state

Question 2

Arranged in a difficult way

Answer 2

Complex

Question 3

To build; usually kind of structure, such as a house

Answer 3

Constructed

Question 4

A strong disagreement

Answer 4

Dispute

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Euphrates River

Question 6

A means of supplying land with water

Answer 6

irrigation

Question 7

A substance that Lise between or above other things

Answer 7

layer

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Levee

Question 9

To keep something in good condition by making necessary repairs

Answer 9

maintaining

Question 10

A resource that can be used to make something else

Answer 10

Material

Question 11

In ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates river

Answer 11

Mesopotamia

Question 12

Fine particles of rock

Answer 12

Slit

Question 13

An area in southern Mesopotamia, we’re cities first appeared

Answer 13

Sumer

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Tigris River

Question 15

The environment of Sumer was ____.

Answer 15

Low and flat with little rain

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Rivers

Question 17

What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?

Answer 17

The Population Increased

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Mesopotamians moved South from the mountains to the plains

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Either the fields were flooded or it was to dry to farm

Question 20

Why did the rivers flood in the spring?

Answer 20

During the spring, rain and melted snow from the mountains flowed into the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, causing them to flood.

Question 21

What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?

Answer 21

To block the water and store it in collect pools

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Levees where built along the sides of the river to prevent flooding.

Question 23

Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?

Answer 23

It was a problem because it needed to be cleared regularly and it clogged the irrigation system

Question 24

Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?

Answer 24

They worked together to clear silt from canals and to balance reservoir water levels.

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Dried mud brick

Question 26

The people of Sumer constructed moats to _____.

Answer 26

To prevent enemies from entering the cities