This is a brief explanation of how Sumerian city-states grew in size, faced various problems, and solved those problems during their rise in prominence.

Disclaimer:
As much as I desire to share as much as I can about the topics in the forthcoming episode, I understand that I have five minutes or less to expose information. There will be info skipped, glossed over or missed. These episodes are supposed to be a starting point for learning about the topics, not an ending point.
Enjoy the episode.

References:
-"City-state - Dictionary Definition." Vocabulary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2017.
-Frey, Wendy, John Bergez, and Amy Joseph. History Alive!: The Ancient World / [author, Wendy Frey ; Contributing Authors, John Bergez, Amy Joseph]. Palo Alto, Calif: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2004. Print.

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