Indus Valley by helping societies to flourish. Excerpt from the story of Gilgamesh states how the people of Sumer depend on the grain that they grow. The environment provides Sumer their grain thus allowing them to feed themselves and continuing to grow. The increase in population allows the society to flourish. One could say that document 1 is unreliable because it only describes how Sumer depends on grain. It does not state if their population flourishes or not due to the grain. An additional
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were the first to create irrigation systems‚ and spoke the Semetic language. They are the ones who invented the cunieform. Sumer was grouped into many city-states‚ which weakened Sumer to invasions‚ since not all of Sumer was a united front. The Akkadians‚ taking advantage of that‚ conquered Sumer‚ but continued most of their traditions. After a period of time‚ all of Sumer (or Akkadia) was united‚ with the city Babylon as the center capital. The area‚ now known as Babylonia‚ was ruled by a single
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inventions helped them keep the river waters from damaging their crops? A. Rivers B. Basins C. Irrigation D. Ditches 4. Most people from Sumer were A. Farmers B. Fishers C. Hunters and Gatherers D. Politicians 5. Sargon was the ruler of which group of people? A. The Sumerians B. The Hittites C. The Assyrians D. The Akkadians 6. Sargon was the first ruler to A. Attack Sumer B. Have a permanent army C. Collect taxes D. Write a system of laws 7. The Sumerian people who wrote cuneiform were known as A.
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comes with a lot of stories. “No development has been more momentous‚ or fraught with consequence‚ than the emergence of civilization” (Perspectives 1). First were the urban development of Mesopotamia‚ the development of writing and the culture of Sumer. Mesopotamia was established in an area known as the Fertile Crescent. At this point in history‚ people settled wherever there was an exceeding amount of natural resources. The crescent was an ideal area. Mesopotamia was the name given to the land
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irrigation canals for crops‚ and learned to control the floods. Along with developments in agriculture‚ they charted the earliest urban societies‚ referred to as city-states that were surprisingly complex for the time period(Kliener 31). While urban‚ Sumer was not a unified populations. Instead‚ the multiple regions were under the rule of different deities‚ and the rulers were these gods’ representatives on Earth. The rulers controlled all communal activities‚ including agriculture and food distribution
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products. All these civilizations where near the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Golf‚ for centuries they were called Mesopotamia. These civilizations were between two rivers‚ Tigris and Euphrates. The Sumer civilization was located in southern Mesopotamia‚ northwestern from the Persian Gulf. The name Sumer comes from the language Akkadian and means “land of the civilized kings”‚ and the citizens
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Sargon of Akkad And the Dawn of an Empire Sargon of Akkad‚ also known as Sargon the Great‚ was an Akkadian emperor who is famously known for his victories and rule over the city-states of Sumer in the 24th and 23rd centuries. He is referred to as one of the greatest rulers of Mesopotamia and he is accredited for the creation of the world’s first major empire (Time-Life 17). He is also referred to as the founder of Mesopotamian military tradition. The story of his birth is what some refer
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environment. As both civilizations formed close to important rivers and fertile land‚ they developed similarly (Ecks‚ 2012). Mesopotamia and Egypt both relied on their rivers to survive their everyday lives. Mesopotamia was divided into two lands‚ Sumer and Akkad and then both of the lands got together and became Babylonian ‚ a flat country. Also‚ Sargon which is the king the Mesopotamians
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were the first to develop a system of written rules or laws. Laws and the punishment of criminals were left to particularly trained individuals who acted as Judges. The courthouses of Sumer would use a merging of intellectual knowledge as well as religious determination for the punishment fitting the crime. Sumer was no exception when it came to having people involved in the arts. Metalworkers made weapons‚ cups‚ mirrors‚ and jewellery. Architects designed temples and ziggurats. Sumerians believed
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plants. Plants use most of the water they get form the soil for transpiration‚ but a portion of the water taken in is used during photosynthesis for producing the sugar and glucose necessary for plant to grow. A prime example of this would be in Sumer where the people would use a process know as irrigation to water their crops. They would dig ditches from a river to their crops to make sure they got water to grow. Another important key to a successful civilization is government‚ ability to keep
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