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Sumerians - Coggle Diagram
Sumerians
who?
inhabitants of Sumer
1/oldest civilizations
civilization- advanced society
with complex systems
5300 B.C.E
lasted +3000 years
Mesopotamia
plain between 2 rivers
Tigris, Euphrates
frequently flooded
controlled the flooding
city-states
temples
massive ziggurats
complex structures
with pyramids, terraces
12 city states
common lang. & culture
different gov. & leaders & gods/goddesses
each ruled by an ensi
high priest, military and religious leader, acted as a judge, monitored trade
written language
to record their trading
clay as tokens
pictures & symbols
cuneiform
irrigation
canals, levees
divert water and
develop agriculture
with irrigation
more food - excess food
people worked in other areas
metal working, pot making, baking, weaving, sculpting
division of labor
advanced civilization
rise of cities
number system based on 60
1 hour into 60 min's
circle into 360 degrees
1st wheeled vehicles
wagons to carry over long distances
passed down to Greeks, Romans and modern people