The Land Between 2 Rivers
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BY NOAH POULIN
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WHAT CLIMATE PROBLEMS DID THE ANCIENT SUMERIANS FACE
- Had to work in 110 degrees
- Parched dry land
- Heavy Floods killed crop
- Had 2 inches of rain each year
WHAT WAS THE SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS
- Made artificial ponds, and canals to hold the excess water
- Turned dry land into artificial lakes
- Dug canals from the river to the fields
HOW DID THE SOLUTION AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORY’S
HAVING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS GAVE SURPLUS TO THE FARMERS
ALLOWED TO LESS PEOPLE WORK AT THE FARMING FREED UP PEOPLE TIME TO LIVE IN CITIES
NEW JOBS
- Butchers
- Potters
- Brick makers
- Brick makers
- Canal builders
GREAT TEMPLES WERE BUILT TO PLEASE THE GODS AND STORE SURPLUS GRAIN
TRADE FARMING PRODUCTS FOR
- Wheat
- Barley
- Wool
- Dairy products
- Dates
- Stone
- Wood
- Metal
- Lumber
How did the development of Sumerian civilization contribute to new ideas
KEEPING RECORDS
- Small clay or stone tokens in various shapes
- People put tokens into a round or football shaped clay container
- Bulla was celled while the clay was still wet
- With the bulla sealed in this way, no one could change or remove its content
TECHNOLOGY
- Plow- to break dry clay
- Wheel- to transport goods
- Sail boat- to transfer goods
- Traded for metal- to make strong weapons
