CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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The population increased, and there wasn’t enough food
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The people fought, and they needed to find new places to live
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The climate changed, and it got too dry to keep living there
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The soil got overused, and plants could no longer grow there
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Detailed explanation-1: -What change, caused by farming in northern Mesopotamia, led people to move south, into the plains? The population increased, and there wasn’t enough food. The climate changed, and it got too dry to keep living there.
Detailed explanation-2: -This fertile land produced abundant crops. Over time, the people of the region were able to produce enough crops to feed themselves and trade the extra food they produced. Mesopotamia grew in size and power, helped along by the trade of its rich agricultural resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Farmers grew wheat, barley, and other types of grain. Livestock, birds, and fish were also good sources of food. Plentiful food led to population growth and villages formed. Eventually, these early villages developed into the world’s first civilization.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did irrigation in Mesopotamia lead to an increase in population? Better farming led to a more dependable food supply. More food meant the population could grow. Why did Sumerians believe the success of their society depended on their priests?