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Sumerians - Coggle Diagram
Sumerians
Developments
irrigation
canals and levees
divert water
develop agriculture
allowed people to make living
division of labor
metalworking
building
pot making
city-states
grew around temples
ziggurats
pyramids with terraces
12 city states
common language & culture
different governments
each worshipped its own god/goddess
each ruled by an ensi = high priest
military
religion
trade
judge
written language
to record trading
clay tokens
pictures & symbols
cuneiform
bronze
tin + copper
tools & weapons
Who
inhabitants of Sumer
civilization
social
cultural
political
5300 B.C.E.
lasted 3000+ years
lived in Mesopotamia
plain between 2 rivers
Tigris
Euphrates
flooded frequently
fertile land, but difficult to live on
controlled flooding
Influence on modern world
a number system based on 60
divided
an hour into 60mins
a circle into 360 degrees
1st wheeled vehicle
wagons
carried loads