WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

SUMERIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Sumer, the water supply was
A
inadequate. Farmers never had enough water.
B
unreliable. Farmers had either too much water or too little.
C
extreme. Farmers had too much water all the time.
D
contaminated. Farmers rarely had enough clean water.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The farmers who moved to Sumer faced many challenges. One of the biggest problems was the uncontrolled water supply. During the spring, rain and melted snow from the mountains flowed into the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, causing them to flood across the plains.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Sumerians controlled the water supply by constructing dams, canals and levees.

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