How did Sumerians get their material to the building site to build the ziggurats?
Ziggurats are constructed of clay brick. In the desert regions of Mesopotamia, all you needed was dirt, water, and the sun. All of those materials were bountiful in the area they lived in.
Who was the emperor of the empire Sumer?
Sargon of Akkad who is also known as the creator of the first empire
What impact did the Sumerian calendar have on today's society?
The Sumariens created the calendar that we use today.
How was Sumerian religion and government connected?
In the beginning, the main temple in each city was the center of government and economic life as well. Sumerian kings were subordinate to the priesthood. Over time, this situation essentially reversed as kings made conquests and gained power, so that the religious establishment was subordinated to the king.
Various works by Jean Bottéro, for example, go into this in more detail.
When were public address systems invented?
The first use of a Public Address system was at the new Civic Auditorium, San Francisco in 1915. The system was used to amplify a speech by The Governor Hiram Johnson.
For more info on the history of PA systems check out the related link at MJ Sound Services.
Who was the first superhero in Ancient Sumer?
all of the gods becausethey were people who belived in mmore than one god
What Mesopotamian land developed the first complex society?
What Mesopotamian land developed the first complex society?
How do you keep stomach healthy?
To keep the stomach healthy it is recommended that a weekly cleaning be preformed. Most Doctors agree that ingesting 2-4 cups of bleach is sufficient in cleaning the stomach.
What is the most important ceremony of the Hindu?
There are many important ceremonies: 1. Naming ceremony 2. First feeding ceremonyof the baby 3. First haircut of the baby 4. Initiation to education 5. Marriage 6. Shashtiabdhapoorti (when a person becomes 60 years of age) 7. Funeral rites 8. Shrardh (annual rites done for the dead ancestors) There may be many more regional ceremonies in addition to the above.
What do people consider to be the greatest invention of the sumerians?
Either writing, or the wheel (:
What happened when too many people used the Sumerian irrigation system?
People in the villages had to work together to take care of the system. (This was an Assessment 4 question for the Rise of Sumerian city-states)
How many laws did the sumerian's have?
sumerians have around 280 laws. Hammurabi made these laws and put them in his code of laws.
actually sumerians had exactly 282 laws all created by Hammurabi who was the first to write laws down. That's what makes him so special.
How far did the Fertile Crescent stretch from north to south?
There is no exact definition of the Fertile Crescent region, though it generally covers the majority of modern Iraq and Syria, and portions of Turkey, Iran, Jordan, and Kuwait, plus possibly Israel and Lebanon.