BY SHAWN DENNLER

WHAT CLIMATE PROBLEMS DID THE ANCIENT SUMERIANS FACE

• Steaming hot it was 110 degrees
• Less than 2 inches of rain
• Parched dry land
• Heavy spring floods

WHAT WAS THEIR SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS

• Made artificial lakes and ponds
• Dug dams, gates, and canals
• At times opened gates to let gravity pull water on the fields

How did the solution affect the development of Sumerians civilization in the 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 city’s

NEW JOBS

• Brick mackers
• Butchers
• Potter’s
• Farmers

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

TRADED FORMING PRODUCTS FOR

• Decorative pottery
• Colorful fabricks
• Musical instruments
• Board games
• Jewelry
• Stone wood and metal (building materials)

How did the development of Sumerians civilization contribute to new ideas

KEEPING RECORDS

• Small clay/Stone tokens in various shapes
• A Bulla
• Put marks to stand for tokens

TECHNOLOGY

• Plow
• Wheel for transportation
• Tools/weapons
• Sailboats for transportation

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