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The society of Sumer, as said in a document “ was home to a privileged class of elites who headed households by nearby irrigated land”. Sumer was a growing civilization with a written language, education, government, religion, economy, and family hierarchy. “Sumer was a particular civilization that developed in the region of Mesopotamia.” Due to Mesopotamia being so plentiful, this let Sumer bloom into a great civilization. A written language in Sumer was in the form of cuneiform, characters formed by the arrangement of small wedge-shaped elements.

But eventually all good things must come to an end. After one hundred years of peace the city states dissolved again and they no longer were a major power after two thousand B.C.. Now, they were defenseless and open to attack so King Hammurabi of their northern rival Babylonia took over in the seventeen thousands B.C.. King Hammurabi called his new empire the Babylonian Empire. He created and ruled this empire from seventeen eighty seven B.C. to seventeen fifty B.C.He did this by conquering the city states of Sumer and lands far north.During his time period of rule he created roads which made travel easier so in turn this encouraged trade. Babylonians location made it a crossroad of trade so if caverns were making their way to Sumer or Assyria they would stop by the bazaars to trade things. All this trade made them very rich. Agriculture also made them very rich. King Hammurabi also made the beautiful city of Babylon the center of Babylonian, but his main accomplishment was his code or a organized list of laws. His code was made to settle conflicts in all areas of life. Now, keep in mind it was not fair because the punishment would depended on the rank of the victim and the lawbreaker.So if you were a commoner and you stole a slaves spoon you might have to return it and give the slave some money, but if it were a noble you stole the spoon from, you might get killed. Even if you broke the law by accident you would still have to pay the price.This code

The Sumerians created a civilization located in the Fertile Crescent, or Mesopotamia, which is located in the Middle East. The legendary ruler of the Sumerians, Hammurabi, was famous for his set

Sumerians made life changing advancements and achievements. These advancements and achievements impacted their society in different ways. There are 3 major achievements/advancements that show up a lot in Sumerian history. Without these advancements our world would not be as high as it is. The Sumerians made several advancements that impacted their society such as writing, plow, and ziggurats.

Ancient civilizations such as Sumeria, Egypt, and Babylon have all contributed to humankind and some way through their major achievements. the achievements of these civilizations have all helped later civilizations develop due to the examples of these past groups. some ancient civilizations developed techniques of farming and others comma some of the first written languages. All of these achievements are equally important for later developing civilizations. The Sumerians were a civilization that helped to contribute to humankind with their achievements involving architecture, weapons, and writing.

Sumerians were creative inventors in their city-state of Sumer and made a lot of advancements and inventions that impacted. What the Sumerians did also helped their society and today’s society. It changed our world to come to be what it is today. Since Sumer is a place that lived long ago, its history and actions made up what our generation and life is like today.

The two rivers had a delta which was called the Fertile Crescent. This was because of its crescent-like shape and because of how fertile it was due to the two rivers depositing rich silk into it, giving it the ability to support agriculture. The two rivers were incredibly important to the ancient Sumerians because it supplied them with water for their irrigation systems. They were able to also dump their sewage as well. The water gave them mud to use as clay for building. The river led them to the concept of regional government, which was used to manage their irrigation systems, consequently resulting in them creating a city-state. Unlike the Chinese and Harappan people, the Sumerians left behind records that we today are able to decipher. Their writing system was called ‘cuneiform’, which they wrote on clay tablets. This tell us that the Sumerians were civilized and organized. Unlike the Chinese, they utilized their time to learn how to read and write instead of fighting

In Ancient Mesopotamia the Sumerians, had made many achievements that impacted society. These achievements helped the Sumerians with the things that they did in their everyday lives. These advancements included writing, the wheel and the plow. Not only did the the advancements, that the Sumerians made, help them with their lives, we also use them in our everyday lives, such as writing, the plow and the wheel.

The Sumerians were the first people to build civilization and attempt empire in the western world. Like Rome, they had a governmental structure, conducted military operations to expand and ensure trade, and build a lasting civic structure. The Sumerians, however, were not as effective as the Romans in most respects. Rome had a strong central government; the Emperor was absolute ruler.

But these are some of the most important advancements that impacted their society. Writing, the wheel, and the plow were some of Sumerians major achievements. These achievements helped from moving items, to planting crops, and even keeping record of time, they all help their society improve. To begin, Sumerians developed the first system of writing called cuneiform. Cuneiform was written in clay tablets using styluses.

Generally within textbooks on Western civilization it tells us about how the Sumerians began organized agriculture, domesticated wheat and such animals as the horse and donkey, initiated urban living by building cities, and invented writing and the wheel. The Sumerians, apparently, initiated human civilization 6000 years ago. Nevertheless, European (white) written textbooks do not recognize them like they

Ashley Mancina Carmen Munoz HISA101- Ancient World History May 5, 2015 The First Civilization Most historians consider Sumerians the first civilization because the Sumerians had a stable food supply, a social structure, a system of government, a religious system, a religious system, a highly developed way of life, some type of technology, and a highly developed written language. To keep up a stable food supply the Sumerians invented two things that could help them.

Mesopotamia was the foundation of western civilization. This was around 3500 BC when cities started evolving in world history. It was also known as the “land between the rivers.” The first city-states developed in southern Mesopotamia by the Sumerian citizens around 4000 BC. The history begins at Sumer; this society brings many things to the table for a starting civilization. In 3500 BC the Sumerian people learned their own writing system. They would write on cuneiforms, clay blocks which were easy to be transported but they were very fragile. The Sumerian people had an independent government which was ruled by a king, Sargon. The cities as well as

Sumer was the world's first civilization that developed in southeastern Mesopotamia around 3300 B.C. Sumer’s downfall was around 1900 B.C., due to a conquest of armies. In Sumer chief servants of the gods became rulers. Sumer had a complex government. Each of the 12 city-states had a ruler responsible for complex projects such as irrigation systems, enforcing laws and leading armies in war. Like most ancient civilizations Sumer structured their society using a hierarchy, a system of different ranking groups. The highest class consisted of the ruling family and high priests. The middle class was made up of lesser priests, scribes, merchants, and artisans. The lowest class consisted of peasant farmers. Whatever social class Sumerians were born into Sumerians also died under that same social class. Sumerian women never held legal rights equal to men. Sumerian had a barter economy meaning they exchanged one set of goods for another. Sumerians were polytheistic. They used a ziggurat, a large, stepped platform topped by a temple to worship the city’s chief god or goddess. They believed in the afterlife and celebrated holy days. In their afterlife, once a person entered the underworld there was no release. Sumerians also believed gods and goddesses behaved like regular people. Major innovation Sumerians invented include the first wheeled vehicles, a form of writing called cuneiform and developments in math and astronomy. Sumerians invented the first wheeled vehicles that were used to travel across deserts and to carry goods long distances. Sumerians used cuneiform to record economical changes, myths, prayers, laws and business contracts. Cuneiform was invented around 3200 B.C. and marked the period when writing began. Scholars from Sumer studied skies, movement of stars and planets. They also established a number system based on six. Such as, dividing the hour into sixty minutes and dividing the circle into 360 degrees, much like times today.

The Sumerians were the most successful ancient civilization because they created the first written language. For example, without the Sumerians, we humans would not have the invention of writing. Their writing was called cuneiform. Cuneiform is when they took a stylus and imprinted writing on clay tablets. The Sumerians would sometimes also imprint on wax, stone, and metal.