BY ADAM VEROSKY

WHAT CLIMATE PROBLEMS DID THE ANCIENT SUMERIANS FACE?

• 110 Degrees with blazing winds
• Little amount of rain, less than two inches a year
• Dry, parched lands.
• Devastating Fall and Spring floods

WHAT WAS THEIR SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS?

• Used dams to catch floods.
• Dam canals went to artificial lakes and ponds for holding.
• Canals also went down to fields to irrigate from the rivers.

HOW DID THE SOLUTION AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF

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• Irrigation systems
• Gave surplus to farmers
• Allowed less people to work at farming
• Freed up people time to live in cities

NEW JOBS

• Brick makers
• Butchers
• Canal workers
• Potters

GREAT TEMPLES WERE BUILT TO PLEASE THE GODS

TRADED FARMING PRODUCTS FOR...

• Food
• Clothing / Fabrics
• Tools
• Containers
• Material

HOW DID THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION

KEEPING RECORDS

• Small clay tokens that represent various items.
• Bullae, small containers used to hold said tokens, and typically a certain type.
• Writing on clay tablets.
• Sculptures of Sumerian gods and heroes.

TECHNOLOGY

• Wheel, to carry chariots and carts.
• Bronze tools, worked more efficiently than copper / stone tools.
• Plow, to break through tough clay soil.
• Sailboat, to transport across water.

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