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History Study Guide
History Alive Chapter 4 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the word Mesopotamia mean? | land between the rivers |
| Name the two rivers that ran through Mesopotamia. | Tigris Euphrates |
| How did the Sumerians protect their city-states from attack? | They built walls and moats around their cities for protection. |
| What caused people in Mesopotamia to move south ? | The population increased and there wasn't enough food. |
| Why was it more difficult to live in Sumer than it was in the foothills of the Zagros mountains? | Sumer didn't have natural barriers to keep out enemies. It was hot and dry most of the year which wasn't good for farming. Also, the rivers flooded in the spring. |
| What did Sumerians use to control the water? | levees, canals, and dams |
| What happened when people from many villages used Sumerian irrigation systems? | They had to work together to take care of the irrigation system. This caused them to live in larger communities. |
| Why were Sumerian settlements called city-states? | Each settlement had their own ruler, laws,and farmland |
| Why did Sumerians begin living in larger communities? | They had to work together to maintain the irrigation system which led to larger communities. |
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