Rise of Sumerian City States Ch 4

Rise of Sumerian City States Watch the following video that will summarize the text for chapter four. The Rise of Sumerian City-StatesHow did geographic challenges lead to the rise of city-states in Mesopotamia? What does Mesopotamia mean? Iraq land between two rivers land between two mountains City-states are similar to... independent neighborhoods independent countries a collection of neighborhoods 1. Mesopotamia: A Difficult Environment What were some of the problems that Mesopotamians faced in their environments? The water supply was difficult to control. Building materials were hard to find. There were food shortages in the hills. Neighboring communities would attack each other. all of the above Food Shortage in Foothills Food Shortages in the Hills Check for Understanding Match the appropriate terms with their definitions. The hills got their water mostly from_. rain Food shortages in the hills started due to _. overpopulation In need of better conditions, people relocated to _. Sumer Why did the farmers move out of the foothills and onto the plains? They wanted more obsidian for mirrors. They needed more food and shelter. They wanted to explore the coast more. Uncontrolled Water Supply Uncontrollable Water Supply What are some ways that Sumerians learned to control the supply of water? creating irrigation systems built levees for flooding poked holes in levees dug canals all of the above Which of these modern-day irrigation techniques were developed by the Sumerians? More than one answer may be correct. dam levee canals sprinkler Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System A new problem arose: how to maintain the irrigation system across village boundaries. Group the following statements into Problems OR Solutions PROBLEMS canals clogged with silt some villages were not close to one another SOLUTIONS farmers work together to clean canals regularly villages work together for a common good How did irrigation change the lives of Sumerians? Farmers had to spend time repairing irrigation systems. Large cities were started by greater cooperation around irrigation. The irrigation system led to increased cooperation between villages. all of the above. Attacks by Neighboring Communities Attacks by Neighboring Communities How did conflict over water impact Sumerian life? (pick 2) people dug moats to prevent enemies from advancing living in safer city-states became more popular cities that were upriver were left withoutwater From Caves to City States From Small Farming Villages to Large City-States Which statement is FALSE about what led Sumerians to begin living in city-states? construction of irrigation systems protection and security disease food shortages Rise of Sumerian City State Vocabulary Match the appropriate term to its definition. city-state an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government complex arranged in a difficult way dispute a strong disagreement Euphrates River one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf irrigation a means of supplying land with water layer a substance that lies between or above other things levee a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks maintaining to keep something in good condition by making necessary repairs material a resource that can be used to make something else Mesopotamia in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers silt fine particles of rock Sumer an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared