What climate problems did the ancient Sumerians face

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• Blazing hot sun
• Hot winds
• Dry heat
• Little rain
• Floods

What was the solution to the problems

Solutions

• Made dams gates and canals
• Natural gravity was good
• They dugout artificial lakes and ponds for water

How did the solution affect the development of Sumerian civilization?

Having irrigation system, gave surplus to the farmers, allowed for less people to work at farming, freed up peoples time to live in cities

New Jobs

• Brick builder
• Canal builders
• Pottery makers
• Butchers

Great temples were built to please the gods and store surplus grain

Trade farming products for

• Wheat
• Dates
• Wool
• Dairy
• Barly

How did the development of Sumerians civilization contribute to new ideas

Keeping records

• Wanted to keep records to trade
• Used a bulla a closed ball with hole
• Drop clay shapes in bulla

Technology

Plow to go through clay soil.

Wheel to trade over land

Sailboat to trade on rivers

Mixed metals to make tools

Works cited

For waching