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MESOPOTAMIA – CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION Lesson Two – Rise of Sumer Agenda: Quick Write: Challenges of City Life Map: Famous City States Essential Questions Essential Question: What allowed people in Mesopotamia to create the first cities? Explain: The Rise of Sumer Most people in Sumer lived in ____________, or _____________, areas. The centers of Sumerian society, however, were the ___________, or _____________, areas. The first cities in Sumer had about ___________ residents. Over time, the cities grew. Historians think that by 2000 BC, some of Sumer's cities had more than _______________ residents. The combination of cities and rural areas became known as _____________. The amount of countryside controlled by each city-state depended on its military strength. Stronger city-states controlled larger areas. City-states in Sumer fought each other to gain more ______________. Individual city-states gained and lost power over time. By 3500 BC, a city-state known as ___________ had become quite powerful. Over the next 1,000 years, the city-states of ___________ and Ur fought for dominance. One of Uruk's kings, known as ____________, became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature. Question: What challenges would cities face as their populations quickly grew? http://youtu.be/w-6HOQiuIgE?list=PLFA20A15BF7B4B8F5 Mapping: Locate and mark the location of the cities of Ur, Urak, Lagash, and Kish. Essential Question What allowed people in Mesopotamia to create the first cities?