Question

Select all choices that apply. Which of the following statement was a factor in the decline of Sumer. A. As the fields of Sumer grew saltier, harvests were less plentiful. B. Wars among the city-states plagued the Sumerians. C. Sumer was located on a flat plain.

Answer 1

The correct answers are A. As the fields of Sumer grew saltier, harvests were less plentiful. and B. Wars among the city-states plagued the Sumerians.

Salt was left on the lands from waters that would wash up on the shores which gradually ruined the soil, while wars always occurred in such situations in large civilizations and Sumer was no different.