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10. The term Mesopotamia means _______ between two rivers.
11. Mesopotamia was located between the _______ and _______ Rivers.
12. The Fertile Crescent was a great site for early settlements because the _______ was good for crops.
13. The environment of ancient Sumer was _______ and flat with very little rain.
14. The chief purpose of _______ and reservoirs was to store water for later use.
15. The Sumerians had to build _______ systems to manage the water supply.
16. _______ was a major problem because it would clog the irrigation canals.
17. To protect their cities from attack, the Sumerians constructed _______.
18. Sumerian communities were called _______ because each had its own ruler and farmland.
19. The invention of the _______ and the plow were important Sumerian technological advances.
20. When farmers grew more food than they needed, it created a _______ of food.
21. A food surplus allowed people to have _______ where workers could focus on different jobs (like being a potter or a metalworker).
22. The Sumerian system of _______ which used wedge-shaped marks, was called Cuneiform.
23. The _______ was the tall, pyramid-shaped structure that served as the main temple.