THE 7 SUMERIANS KEY FEATURES

STABLE FOOD SUPPLY

• They built canals,dams,and reservoirs.
• Plow made farming faster.

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Upper class was for the priests,landowners,and govt. officials.
• Middle class includes merchants and crafts people.
• Slaves were at the very bottom.

Government

• Sumerians had kings.
• Kings enforced the laws and the taxes.

Religion

• Made ziggurats about 200 feet wide. 
• Their statues showed people worshiping gods.

The Arts

• Made drumes and pipes

The Arts

• Music was important to the Sumerians.
• Made drums and pipes.

Technology

• Music was important to the sumerians.

Writing

• Made a language named cuneiform