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How did the ability of Sumerian farmers to produce food surpluses help make Sumer a civilization?
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∙ 11y ago
it made people have more jobs and more freetime
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey were able to trade for things because they grew a surplus of grain.
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∙ 13y agoBecause the Mesopotamians lived in the Fertile Crescent which is a land between two rivers. The land was Fertile meaning good for farming, thus a surplus of food.
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∙ 12y agothe population increased and more jobs were created.
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∙ 11y agoThis allowed for the Sumerians to specialize in crafts allowing them to become a more diverse, cultural civilization.
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∙ 10y agoThe effect it has is the rise in city states.
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Mesopotamians lived near rivers and developed irrigation.
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∙ 11y agoIt enabled the population to grow.
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Why did the Sumerian farmers dig canals?
To irrigate there farms
The idea that traders were above farmers in sumerian society was apart of what?
it was a part of Social Hierarchy
What role did trade and commerce have in the sumerian civilization?
what was trade important to sumerian city states
How was sumerian society organized?
Sumerian communities were divided by social structure. There were 3 social classes/or groups. At the top was the upper class. They had the most money and power. In this class there were the priests, kings, government officials, and warriors. They had finer homes. Then came the middle class. There was the artisans, merchants, farmers, and traders. If you needed something they were the ones who had stuff. Normal people lived in small mud-brick houses. Lastly, came the lower class. They were treated harshly. They were considered the enslaved farmers, people forced to work in temples, an slaves. The Sumerian communities were divided into city-states. At the center of each city-state there was a ziggurat. They beleived that the gods lived here. Only gods/godesses were allowed in here.
What were 2 of the 3 main occupations of the Sumerians?
Ancient Sumerians had many jobs inSumer, the first civilization. Some occupations were Potters, Stone Carvers, Brick makers, Goldsmiths, Farmers, Fishermen, Shepherds, Weavers, Leather dealers, Accountants, Merchants, Kings, Priests, Carpenters, Judges, Scribes, Architects, Armies, Commanders, Bakers, Basket makers, Butchers, Chariot drivers, Cooks, Harpists, Horse trainers, Musicians, Perfume makers, Doctors, Royal bodyguards, Singers, Tax collectors, and Veterinarians.
What did the government do to help eliminate the crop and product surpluses?
Paid farmers to destroy surpluses.
How did the agricultural adjustment administration try to help farmers?
buying farm surpluses
Which of these was not a belief of Thorstein Veblen?
The real creators of wealth in the economy were farmers' surpluses.
Why did the Sumerian farmers dig canals?
To irrigate there farms
To help eliminate the crop and product surpluses the government .?
The government paid farmers to destroy surplus as a way to help eliminate crop and product surpluses. This occurred during the New Deal.
To help eliminate the crop and product surpluses the government?
The government paid farmers to destroy surplus as a way to help eliminate crop and product surpluses. This occurred during the New Deal.
How were village farmers in the Mayan civilization similar to village farmers in early river valley civilization?
Farmers provided food and labor for the cities.
On what did sumerian farmers depend in order to grow crops?
they grew wheat grain
Why could farmers in the middle colonies produce surpluses the could sell?
They had good land, water, and could plant cash crops.
On what did sumerian farmers depend on in order to grow crops?
They depended on the rain to grow there crops.
The idea that traders were above farmers in sumerian society was apart of what?
it was a part of Social Hierarchy
The invention of the steamboat improved that ability of farmers to do what?
The steamboat improved the ability for the farmers to transport goods across the Hudsan River.
