CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
|
|
building terraces
|
|
|
moving down south to the plains
|
|
|
constructing reservoirs
|
|
|
joining villages together
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -How did the Mesopotamians solve the problem of food shortages in the hills? They moved down to the Sumerian plains. How did Sumerians solve the problem of uncontrolled water supply in the plains? They created irrigation systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Over time, the Sumerians learned other ways to control the supply of water. They dug canals to shape the paths the water took. They also constructed dams along the river to block the water and force it to collect in pools they had built. The water was stored in these reservoirs for later use.
There is 1 question to complete.