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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.
1,174 Questions
How was the status of women similar in Egyptian and Sumerian society?
Both could inherit and own property.
What did the sumerians believe the gods wanted?
Sumerian believed their God wanted them to behave themselves.
What weapons did the sumerians use?
The Sumerian relied on infantry armed with spears, with copper helmets and shields made of leather and wicker. They also used battle axes, swords, daggers, bows and arrows. They had chariots that had wicker sides, but it is quite likely they were not used in combat.
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Lower Class
farming, unskilled work, fishing, hunting
Middle Class
government officials, shopkeepers, artisians, skilled work (weaving, making pottery, carpentry, construction, craft work, tool makers, smiths, jewelry making).
Upper Class
priests & merchants
What were the duties of the sumerian rulers?
the duties of the Sumerian army's are: to fight in the war from other villages, to follow the leader of the army's directions, and to protect there village from harm.
What are the differences between the Sumerian and Hebrew accounts of the great flood?
The Sumerian accounts (plural) are riddled with idolatry.
Sumerians developed cuneiform around 2400 B.C.E.
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3500 B.C.
What made it harder to live in sumer than in the zagros foothills?
Because they didn't have rivers or mountains to ward off enemies:]
i think not a 100% sure?
Which was the most important sumerian invention?
Probably the first form of writing ever. :P Cuneiform is what it was called. It was a type of writing where they would use triangular-formed styluses to push down into the clay to create different shapes, which were different letters. Not many citizens knew how to read or write.
Does the country Sumer worship more than one Deity?
First of all, Sumer is not a country and it never was a country. Sumer was in the area we now call Iraq many thousands of years ago. To answer your question, yes, the Sumerians worshiped many, many gods.
What role did women play in the Sumerian civilization?
The role of women in Sumerian Society was to stay home and take care of the kids and the house. Richer women could get an education and become a Priestess.
Why Is the Invention of the Wheel So Important?
wheel is one of the revolutionary simple machine which help human race to develop at high speed and it contribute upto great extent in civilization of homosapiens as it make travelling easy and faster
What did most egyptians and sumerians make a living out of?
Until about 1900, the vast majority of all humans living have made their living through agriculture; farming. It has only been in the last century that farmers have been so productive that more people buy food than growing their own.
