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Ancient Sumeria

Dive into the fascinating world of Ancient Sumeria, one of the earliest civilizations settled between 4500 and 4001 BC. Discover their rich religion, which included worshipping six main gods and numerous demigods. Explore their advancements in agriculture within the Fertile Crescent, leading to a domesticated lifestyle with a surplus of crops thanks to innovative irrigation methods. Learn about their contributions to language and technology, including the invention of the wheel, cuneiform script, and early arithmetic. Watch the video for a deeper insight!

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Ancient Sumeria

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  1. Ancient Sumeria By: Samantha Seitz

  2. Sumerians • Sumer was first settled between 4500 and 4001 BC • Religion • Agriculture • Language and technology • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-n84sDBEB4

  3. Religion • Worshipped six main Gods • Had hundreds of other demigods, and half God deities. • Afterlife • Ziggurats

  4. Agriculture • Part of the fertile crescent • Beginning of the domesticated lifestyle • Grew an abundance of basic crops • Irrigation

  5. Language and Technology • Wheel is introduced to the world • Type of alphabet was called Cuneiform • Bilingualism • Arithmetic is created • Boats • Tools

  6. Sources • Ascalone, Enrico. 2007. Mesopotamia: Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians (Dictionaries of Civilizations; 1). Berkeley: University of California Press. • Sumer: Cities of Eden (Timelife Lost Civilizations). Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1993 • Video: youtube.com

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