Assessment: The Rise Of Sumerian City-States
Name DateAssessment: The Rise of Sumerian City-StatesMastering the ContentSelect the letter next to the best answer.1.The environment of Sumer wasA. low and flat, with little rain. CORRECTB. hilly and dry, with many stones.C. thickly forested, with heavy storms.D. high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks.2.The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which wasA. between two rivers. CORRECTB. in mountain foothills.C. near a region of many conflicts.D. at the site of the earliest cities.3.Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?A. Each of them kept written records.B. They were all part of one great empire.C. They all depended on each other for water.D. Each of them had its own ruler and farmland. CORRECT4.Which fact allowed Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains?A. Goats can live on dry grass.B. The region had plenty of rain. CORRECTC. Shallow canals watered the fields.D. Harsh climates are good for grains.5.What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?A. overuse of the soilB. change in the climateC. increase in population CORRECTD. fighting between villages6.What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?A. building terracesB. moving to the south CORRECTC. constructing reservoirsD. joining villages together
7.One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer wasA. rocky soil.B. steep hillsides.C. lack of rainfall. CORRECTD. growth of weeds.8.Why did the rivers flood in the spring?A. Heavy rain fell throughout the area.B. Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf.C. Ice that had formed on the rivers broke into bits.D. Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers began. CORRECT9.What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?A. to allow travel by boatB. to make it easier to fishC. to store water for later use CORRECTD. to protect villages from attack10.If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?A. to load bargesB. to irrigate cropsC. to prevent floods CORRECTD. to control workers11.Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?A. It dried up the rivers.B. It crumbled the city walls.C. It ruined the soil for planting.D. It clogged the irrigation canals. CORRECT12.Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?A. They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains.B. They cooperated to keep the water systems working. CORRECTC. They exchanged different kinds of natural resources.D. They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east.13.Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls withA. bricks made of mud. CORRECTB. logs with pointed tips.C. reeds cut near the rivers.D. rocks shaped into squares.
14.The people of Sumer constructed moats toA. get crops to grow better.B. protect cities from attack. CORRECTC. make villagers work together.D. bring drinking water into towns.15.Which phrase belongs in the empty box?A. self-governing cities CORRECTB. large-scale private estatesC. bands of hunters and gatherersD. abandoned archaeological sites
Applying Social Studies SkillsUse the map and your knowledge of history to answer the questions. Write the word or phrase in the spaceprovided.16.What two Mesopotamian city-states are shown on the map?ANSWER: Kish, Ur (either order)17.About how many miles long is the Euphrates River according to this map?ANSWER: 1,700 miles (accept any answer between 1,200 and 2,000 miles)18.The Tigris and lower Euphrates rivers flow in a generally direction until they reach thebody of water called the .ANSWER: southeast; Persian Gulf19.What major physical feature lies between the waters of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?ANSWER: Zagros Mountains
Exploring the Essential Question: How did geographic challenges lead to the rise of the citystates in Mesopotamia?20.In the space below, draw and label a diagram showing features of a Sumerian city-state. Your diagram mustinclude the following: a river a city wall a moat an irrigation system the location of cropsAfter you complete your diagram, select three of the features on your diagramthat were a Sumerian response to geographic challenges. For each of the threefeatures, briefly explain these points: what geographic challenge led to the feature how the feature addresses the geographic challengeANSWER:
Exploring the Essential Question: How did geographic challenges lead to the rise of the city-states in Mesopotamia? 20. In the space below, draw and label a diagram showing features of a Sumerian city-state.
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