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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 is the name of the earliest story ever written in sumerians?
The Epic of Gilgamesh. This is a large poem written about an ancient hero named Gilgamesh. Ironically, or perhaps not, many of the events in that poem are also in the Bible, such as Noah's Arc (only Noah has a different name in the epic). This poem was written in Cuneiform, the writing format of the Sumerians.
What were the advantages and disadvantages of Sumers natural environment?
The advantages were the two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. The disadvantage was the hot desert climate. The only way to grow food their was using irrigation, but that slowly polluted the soil with salt until the soil could no longer support crops, and the early Mesopotamian civilizations fell apart.
How did the sumerians contribute to later peoples?
They gave us the beginnings of language, writing, law, and customs.
Only the Chinese culture doesn't derive from Sumer and Ur.
Most of the old testament is derived from their stories of their kings.
What does the priest-king do in sumer?
Gilgamesh was the priest king in Sumer. Priest kings are just like a king, but they are a priest too. A priest king acted like a god
Why was writing important to the sumerians?
It allowed people to pass knowledge from person to person, generation to generation.
Writing was important in Sumer as it was in any other civilization--for organization, communication, etc--but most importantly because their writing system is the earliest known.
nammu is a mesopotamian goddess. she is a sumarian sea goddes/creater of heaven and earth,
Did Sumerian men and women do different jobs?
The men were hunters,and priests and the woman were weavers, gathers, and house wives.
Who won a medal in sumer and winter Olympics in same year?
Christa Luding-Rothenburger of East Germany.
Luding-Rothenburger won silver in 500 meter speed skating and gold in 1000 meter speed skating at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary and silver in 1000 meter sprint cycling at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.
Why did the sumerians have music?
I think because they had made music on the instruments they made unknown of they were making beating songs of them.
¨A different style of dress is obvious in Mesopotamian sculptures dating after about 2370 BC. Both men and women were clothed in a large piece of material-most commonly of wool, though later also of linen-draped around the body over a skirt. This garment, similar to a shawl, was characteristically edged with tassels or fringe. The draping varied, but, for men at least, the fabric was arranged so that the fullness was at the rear, leaving the right, or sword, arm free. This newer form of dress had originated from farther north and east and was adopted by the Semitic people of Akkad under Sargon (the dynasty founded by Sargon lasted from c. 2334 to c. 2193 BC ) and by the revitalized Sumerian culture in the years 2110-2010 BC
The priests of Sumeria were the first doctors. They studied plants and used them in oils and ointments. They did believe in washing wounds. They did study anatomy.
What religion did the sumerians believe in?
The Sumerians believed that the world was created out of an an ancient sea from whence the universe, gods, and people were created. They believed that the universe was ruled by these gods, who were anthropomorphic (they had human features and personalities) and who represented various natural phenomenon. Each Sumerian city-state had its own patron deity to whom the citizens paid homage. Temples, known as ziggurats, were often erected in the cities to honor and house each city's god. The city of Ur, for example, constructed a ziggurat for Nanna, the god of the moon.
The key gods of the Sumerians were Enki (god of water), Ki (god of earth), Enlil (god of air), and An (god of heaven). These main gods were believed to have created the rules of Sumerian society to which all people were expected to adhere. Sumerians also believed that the reason for their existence was to delight the gods. The observance of certain rituals and animal sacrifices were considered necessary in order to satisfy these often capricious deities.
What role did gods play in sumer?
Gods were believed to live in the top of Ziggurat Temples and sumerians gave gifts of food, gold and livestock in exchange for the gods protection over Sumer.
When people believe in more than one god it is called Polythesism, the belief in many gods or goddess's
What was the effect of cultural diffusion with sumerians?
1) Throughout Mesopotamia, the Sumerians would often trade their goods, which in turn spread their culture.
2) In grander schemes, dyansties were first practiced with the Sumerians, then spread out through many cultures. Military commanders would command the Sumerian army only when their was war; however, when war became more and more frequent, the commanders were kep in control of the army, and in time, military leaders became full time leaders, and would hand their power on from father to son and to their heirs. A single strand of a ruling family is called a dynasty. Throughout time, dynasties can still be observed.
The word holiday comes from 'holy days'. On days allotted for religious festivals, they ceased work and engaged in the festival to th gods, and ate well if they could afford it. The other days they worked producing food or at a trade. There were none of the 'day's off' which exist today - life was a struggle for survival and hopefully a degree of prosperity.
What are number systems created by the sumerians?
The number systems that were created by the Sumerians is the base 60 numerology. The Sumerians also created the first calculator called an abacus.
No. Abraham lived among them, but was not related to them. His family originated further north and was Semitic. Also, Abraham's beliefs were the polar opposite of those of the Sumerians. See also:
