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Sumerians - Coggle Diagram
Sumerians
Development
irrigation
canals & levees
divert water
developed agriculture
produced more food
allowed other ways to make living
division of labor
weaving/pot making/metal working/building/scultping
basis of advanced civilization
rise of cities
city-states
structure: temples
massive ziggurats
complex structures with pyramids and terraces
12 city-states
common language and culture
different government
each worshipped
own god/goddess
each ruled by an ensi (high priest)
a religious leader
led the military
monitored trade
written language
clay for tokens
pictures and symbols
cuneiform
wedge-shaped marks and lines
to record trading
bronze
made of tin and copper
tools and weapons
sturdy metal
Who
inhabitants of Sumer
5,300 B.C.E.
lasted more than 3,000 years
location
Mesopotamia
plain between two rivers
Tigris / Euphrates
flooded frequently
fertile/swampy/hard to live on
controlled flooding
Influence on modern world
first wheeled vehicle
use of wagons
carry loads
over long distances
number system
based on 60
divided
an hour into 60 minutes
a circle into 360 degrees