BY BODEN ALMEIDA

WHAT CLIMATE PROBLEMS DID THE SUMERIANS FACE?

• 110 degree weather
• Less than 2 inches of rain a year
• Parched Dryland
• Floods destroyed farmland

WHAT WAS THEIR SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS?

• Made artificial lakes and ponds
• Made canals from river to a garden.
• Made dams and gates to allow in water.

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

Having irrigation systems gave surplus to the farmers allowed less people to work at farming freed up time to love in cities.

NEW JOBS

• Canal builders
• Brick makers
• Butchers
• Potters

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

TRADE FARMING PRODUCTS FOR

• Pottery
• Jewelry
• Musical instruments
• Colorful fabrics
• Board games

How did the development of Sumerian civilization contribute to more ideas?

KEEPING RECORDS

• Made clay into bulas
• Added symbols to stand for tokens inside
• Used for business deals
• Led to invention of writing

TECHNOLOGY

• Used plows to break through clay on farmland
• To transport goods they used wheels.
• Also used sailboat to transfer goods
• Working with metal, made bronze out of tin and copper

WORKS CITED

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