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Sumer
Sumer was a region in ancient Mesopotamia, which is now modern day Iraq. The Sumer civilization was one of the first to develop agricultural skills.
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What allowed king sargon to conquer sumer?
Years of frequent fighting made Sumer weaker which led to the conquest of Sumer.
Babylonian society is most often characterized by Hammurabi's Code and the "eye for an eye" sense of justice at the time. Surprisingly little is known of Babylonian society based on poor record keeping until the Assyrian influence. As a result, it has been more difficult to piece together what life must have been like there than in other great societies.
What is a professional writer called from ancient sumer?
In ancient sumer, if a person wanted a letter written or a list of trade items drawn up, he or she would hire a professional writer called a scribe.
What was the written law of sumerians?
Here are some of the Sumerian's Law:
1. If a man entered the orchard of another man and was seized there for stealing, he shall pay ten shekels of
silver.
2. If a man cut down a tree in the garden of another man, he shall pay one-half mina of silver.
3. If a man married his wife and she bore him children and those children are living, and a slave also bore
children for her master but the father granted freedom to the slave and her children, the children of the slave
shall not divide the estate with the children of their former master.
4. If a man's wife has not borne him children but a harlot from the public square has borne him children, he
shall provide grain, oil and clothing for that harlot. The children which the harlot has borne him shall be his
heirs, and as long as his wife lives the harlot shall not live in the house with the wife. (This is the earliest
known codified provision for child support)
5. If adjacent to the house of a man the bare ground of another man has been neglected and the owner of the
house has said to the owner of the bare ground, "Because your ground has been neglected someone may
break into my house: strengthen your house," and this agreement has been confirmed by him, the owner of
the bare ground shall restore to the owner of the house any of his property that is lost.
6. If a man rented an ox and damaged its eye, he shall pay one-half its price.
7. If a man rented an ox and injured the flesh at the nose ring, he shall pay one-third of its price.
8. If a man rented an ox and broke its horn, he shall pay one-fourth its price.
9. If a man rented an ox and damaged its tail, he shall pay one-fourth its price.
What is the order of Sumerians social hierarchy?
Several classes of people lived in Sumer. At the top was an upper class, which included priests, land owners, and government officials. These people had the largest and most luxurious homes, near the center of the city. Their houses were two stories high. Evidence suggests they had whitewashed mud walls.
In the middle was the common class. This included merchants and craftspeople. The craftspeople included highly skilled metalworkers. They worked with such metals as gold, silver, tin, lead, copper, and bronze. With these materials, they made swords and arrowheads for the army. They made tools like plows and hoes for farmers. They also made luxury items, such as mirrors and jewelry,
for the upper class. The common class also included farmers and fishermen. They lived in small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city. Farmers
often worked to build or repair the irrigation systems. In times of war, they were forced to serve in the army.
At the very bottom of the social structure were slaves. They lived in their owners' homes and had no property of their own.
Why are the inventions from ancient sumer particularly impressive?
The Sumerians wanted peace in the world and invented a great variaty of things such as writing, the calender, the plow, and the wheel.
the answer is that Gilgamesh was in charge of all the money.
Why did the Sumerians work together on the irrigation system?
In order for your crops to grow well, they have to be watered regularly. If the rain comes at the right time, that works out perfectly, but sometimes the rain does not come when you need it, so then you may have to find some other way to water your crop. Irrigation does this efficiently.
Can you Name two advances that helped Sumerian civilizations expand?
The plow and the wheel helped sumerians move things.
Which geographic factors contributed to the decline of Sumer?
This period is generally taken to coincide with a major shift in population from southern Mesopotamia toward the north. Ecologically, the agricultural productivity of the Sumerian lands was being compromised as a result of rising salinity. Soil salinity in this region had been long recognized as a major problem. Poorly drained irrigated soils, in an arid climate with high levels of evaporation, led to the buildup of dissolved salts in the soil, eventually reducing agricultural yields severely. During the Akkadian and Ur III phases, there was a shift from the cultivation of wheat to the more salt-tolerant barley, but this was insufficient, and during the period from 2100 BC to 1700 BC, it is estimated that the population in this area declined by nearly three fifths.[24]This greatly weakened the balance of power within the region, weakening the areas where Sumerian was spoken, and comparatively strengthening those where Akkadian was the major language. Henceforth Sumerian would remain only a literaryand liturgical language, similar to the position occupied by Latin in medieval Europe.
Following an Elamite invasion and sack of Ur during the rule of Ibbi-Sin (ca. 1940 BC), Sumer came under Amorites rule (taken to introduce the Middle Bronze Age). The independent Amorite states of the 20th to 18th centuries are summarized as the "Dynasty of Isin" in the Sumerian king list, ending with the rise of Babylonia under Hammurabi ca. 1700 BC.
What role did a zigguart play in Sumerian society?
They have the form of a terraced, step pyramid of successively receding stories or levels and a ramp approach.
Who are the leaders of Sumerians?
Actually, each group had their own priest-king to whom the people owed their obedience and allegiance. During the early years, no ruler was successful in uniting them.
priest king
They never had just one leader, the leaders were Priest-Kings
there were several leaders of mesopotamia over the course of thousands of years. for example the ruler hammurabi was one of the leaders.
What rights did ancient Sumerian women have?
They had the rights to buy and sell property,also run a businesses.
What are achievements from the Sumerians?
They created the wheeled vehicles,potter wheel, and the first writing system call the pictograph.
Are Sumerian people still alive today?
sadly,no.There culture and language is too old to speak and to know but, we know there form of writing,which is called cuneiform and is the very first form of writing.
How did the Sumerians link religion and government?
The religious establishment was subordinated to the king.
