where one of the earliest human civilizations were living in. It is told that the Sumerians were the first civilization that once lived in Mesopotamia which is in Ancient near east and worlds first cities also developed in here which includes Sumer (Ur) and Babylon (Wildwood & Matthews‚ n.d.) In this Essay I will be focusing on the urban development and Architecture of the Ancient civilizations which includes the Sumerians and the Babylonians that were based in Mesopotamia the lands of Fertile Crescent
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first civilization was established in southern Mesopotamia‚ and the people who did so were known as ‘Sumerians.’ The Sumerians were the first great civilization to utilize the overabundance of resources that Mesopotamia had to offer .The Sumerians learnt how to control the Tigris and Euphrates rivers by constructing levees and irrigation canals. As a result‚ a stable food supply existed‚ and the Sumerian villages evolved into self-governing city-states. They grew crops such as; wheat‚ rye‚ barley‚ flax
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Which of the Sumerian 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
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generations in their respective cultures. Striking similarities are readily seen between the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh of the Hebrews and Sumerians respectively. Both sources include a tale of a great flood that was to clear the earth of its inhabitants. Although the Epic of Gilgamesh predates the Book of Genesis by hundreds of years‚ the Sumerian text probably had a profound influence over the latter. Genesis‚ the first book of the Old Testament in the Bible‚ is so named because it opens
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new farming tools. Which created a huge population development. That caused mass amounts of people to settle down and empower the community. The Sumerian and Egyptian cultures also developed a rich and detailed mythology over the years of there existence. Each culture developed its own complex polytheistic system of worship. For example the Sumerians had four leading deities known as the creating gods.
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abundant agricultural crops. This abundance came with a cost‚ however. Although the land of the blazing sun was rich with soil‚ water was either too plentiful due to the rivers flooding‚ or not enough due to very little rainfall. The tent-dwelling Sumerians from the east abandoned their wandering instincts and settled in an area of Mesopotamia called the Plain of Shinar. They built houses and constructed complex irrigation systems consisting of dikes‚ ditches‚ dams‚ aqueducts and canals all dug by
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The epic of Gilgamesh is story of love‚ meaning‚ companionship‚ the search for immortality and what it means to be human. Consequently‚ it is not only an epic story that conveys the beliefs and philosophies of the Mesopotamian civilization and Sumerian culture‚ but it is also a timeless‚ classic tale of spiritual pilgrimage that explores universal themes that transcend its cultural and historical context‚ making this an enduring and relevant story for any age. Gilgamesh is created by the gods
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considered the leaders of Sumeur The laws and punishment in Sumer where very harsh and they involved slaves and deaths. Some punishments were unfair and some were unfair in comparison to the laws. Some of the first code of laws are those of a Sumerian king of Ur known as Ur-namma who ruled from 2112 BCE to 2095 BCE. Ur-Namma forthrightly declared the reason for his laws: I did not deliver the orphan to the rich. I did not deliver the widow to the mighty. I did not deliver the man with but one
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common was their writing‚ their Gods‚ and their attitude toward women. This would probably give them a reason to fight if that was all that they had in common. According to The Sumerians of Mesopotamia‚ “Though they shared the Sumerian language…” This is telling us that the had the same language. According to The Sumerians of Mesopotamia‚ “...these city-states were in constant state of warfare‚ often battling each other for control over water supplies and the fertile land. This is telling us what
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Mesopotamia civilizations had three definitive cultures which influenced much of the laws and economic views of today. The first culture was called the Sumerian culture which was during the time period between 3000 B.C.E. to 2350 B.C.E. and was known to be the most influential of the three cultures. The Sumerian ruler‚ King Gilgamesh‚ was known for the first narrative writing. Gilgamesh used a wedge shaped form of writing called cuneiform to make words on clay tablets. Once writing was established
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