I was hard to control the people because it was over populated.
Attack by the Elamites and the Amorites.
The sumerians city-states lost power because the Akkadians invade the city states and took control over everything
The Sumerians lost power because the Akkadians invaded the city-states and took over everything.
Because they did not have enough armies and enough people for there armies.
The Sumerians lost power because the Akkadians invaded the city-states and took over everything.
In their fighting amongst each other some of the city-stated became dominant and others subjugated. Then single rulers consolidated power over them and they became partly subject to their directions
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Sumerians believed their gods had the power to do anything they wanted because they made empire.
Sumerians believed that the king got power from the gods.
To gain land for farming