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Land Of Two Rivers

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LAND OF TWO RIVERS

BY JULIANNA TOBIN

WHAT CLIMATE PROBLEMS DID ANCIENT SUMERIANS FACE?

  • Blazing hot sun sorching
  • Blowing hot and dusty desert wind parched,dry land
  • 110 degree heat
  • Very hot summers
  • Flooding was unperdictible
Photo by JOHN TOWNER

WHAT WAS THEIR SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS?

  • Canals - irrigation system lands,gates,canals opened gates and used qravity to give water
  • Spread rich soil
  • Artificial hand made lakes and pond to hold extra water
Photo by stefelix

How did the solution affect the development of Sumerian civilization in following categories

Having irrigation systems=>gave surplus to the farmers=>allowed to less people to work at farming=>freed up people time to live in cites

NEW JOBS

  • Brick builders
  • Canal builder
  • Posters
  • Butchers

Great temples were built to please the gods and store grain

TRADE FARMING PRODUCTS FOR

  • Jewerly
  • Pottery
  • Musical instruments
  • Fabric

How did the development of Sumerian civilization contribute to new ideas

KEEPING RECORDS

  • To keep track of business deals
  • Made stone and clay tokens
  • Made around clay container called bulla
  • Didn’t know what was inside so they cared markson the outside righting this lead to

TECHNOLOGY

  • Plow - To go through clay soul
  • Wheel - To move products to trade
  • Sailboat -To trade on rivers
  • Mixed metals to create tools and weapons

Sumerians invented wheel to move items to trade over land

To trade on rivers

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To go through clay soul

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