Sumer Unit 1 Review

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Across
  1. 1. these occurred in the spring and were a problem (pl.)
  2. 4. dug outside of city-states to prevent attack (pl.)
  3. 5. protects against the flooding of a river
  4. 7. clogged the canals
  5. 8. a form of irrigation that brings water to farms
  6. 10. people moved from these foothills to Sumer
  7. 13. farmers in the foothills didn't have enough of this to grow crops for the rising population
  8. 14. region shaped like the moon, good soil
  9. 15. built to protect city-states (pl.)
  10. 16. the majority of Mesopotamia is located in this modern country
  11. 17. disputes over this led to war between city-states
  12. 19. the Middle East is located on this continent
  13. 21. river found in southern Mesopotamia
  14. 22. a shortage of this led people to move to Sumer
Down
  1. 2. region of southern Mesopotamia where people settled
  2. 3. land between the rivers
  3. 6. river located in northern Mesopotamia
  4. 9. describes soil that is good for farming
  5. 11. geographic setting of Sumer; flat with little trees
  6. 12. a city that has its own laws and government
  7. 16. method of supplying land with water
  8. 18. built to store water for later use (pl.)
  9. 20. Sumerians made bricks out of this material to build walls
  10. 23. after the Spring floods, the weather in Sumer was mostly...?