WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

SUMERIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls with
A
bricks made of mud.
B
logs with pointed tips.
C
reeds cut near the rivers.
D
rocks shaped into squares.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To make up for a shortage of stones and timber for building houses and temples, the Sumerians created molds for making bricks out of clay, according to Kramer.

Detailed explanation-2: -The farmers in Sumer created levees to hold back the floods from their fields and cut canals to channel river water to the fields. The use of levees and canals is called irrigation, another Sumerian invention.

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