Sumerian Civilization
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Sumerian Civilization
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Geography of Fertile Crescent
A strip of fertile land which is well suited for farming
Much like Egypt, societies revolved around flooding waters to irrigate fields
No isolation invaders of many kinds
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Fertile Crescent
Major geographic features of this area?-Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia the Tigris-Euphrates ValleyTigris-Euphrates floodingA time of repeated migration and
conquest
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Sumerian Society
City-States: ◦a town or city and the surrounding land
controlled by it◦Ur, Erech, and Kish
Top Kings, high priests, noblesMiddle lower priests, merchants,
scholarsBottom peasant farmers, slaves
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Sumerian Society
city state- city and its surrounding area; ruled by a king; King had both gov't and religious powers.
monarchy- rule by a king or queen
theocracy- political and religious leadership is combined
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Sumerian Society
Farming and trade: ◦grew dates, grains, and vegetables◦raised domestic animals◦grew flax for linen and wove woolen goods◦worked as artisans and traders
Education and Religion: ◦only upper-class boys were educated◦practiced polytheism◦ afterlife??
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Religion
Life was centered around religion. Sumerians believed in and worshiped
many gods (polytheism). Each city had its own main god and a
temple dedicated to that god. Everything belonged to that god.
Temple became the center of activities.
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Very harsh and violent---enemies threatened constantly.
Geographically, there were few natural barriers so there were constant invasions.
Famine and drought were constant worries.
Male-dominated society; women and children had few rights.
Daily Life
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Sumerian Discoveries
WritingClay tablets were also used to keep written
records. Form of writing by the Sumerians was
known as cuneiform writing. This meant "wedge-shaped" writing.
Called this because the Sumerians used a pointed instrument to make wedge-shaped characters in clay.
This writing used about 550 different characters.
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Group up with someone next to you. Come up with 5 different cuneiform
examples. Use the same style as shown below. Draw
it North to south, then turn it 90 Degrees then make it cuneiform then simplify it.
Activity
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Sumerian Discoveries
Architecture-arch-ziggurats
Science-wheels watch, compass-lunar calendar
Number system based on sixty (we still use it today)
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Sumerian Star Chart
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Take a Moment…
How did geography/society in Sumner differ from
geography/society in Egypt? How were they the same? How was it similar to US?
How was it different?