THE LAND BETWEEN TWO RIVERS

WHAT CLIMATE PROBLEMS DID THE ANCIENT SUMERIANS FACE.

• 110-degree heat
• Scorching , dusty wind
• Small Amount of Rain
• Patched Dry Land
• Heavy Spring Floods

WHAT WAS THEIR SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS.

• Created an irrigation system with dam gates
• Made Artificial lakes or ponds
• Dug canals from the rivers to fields

How did the solution affect the development of Sumerian civilization in the following categorizes?

Having irrigation systems-Gave surplus to the farmers-Allowed to less people to work at farming-Freed up people time to live in cities.

NEW JOBS

• Brick Makers
• Canal Builders
• Butchers
• potters

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

TRADE FARMING PRODUCTS FOR

• Lumber
• Stone Hoes
• Clay pots
• jewelry
• Musical Instrumentals

How Did the Development of Sumerian civilization contribute to the new ideas?

KEEPING RECORDS

• Used Small clay tokens
• Each shape stood for different item or product
• Put tokens in bulla
• Sealed away so no one could see what was inside

TECHNOLOGY

• Invented Plow
• transport goods,developed Wheel
• Sailboat
• Mixed metals to create Bronze

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