Sumerians

Stable Food Supply

• Sumerians made the first plow out of wood.
• Plows made farming faster & easier

Social Sturucture

• Slaves were at the bottom
• Middle class-common class included merchants & craftpeople

Government

• Sumerians believed the gods chose their kings to rule the palace
• Sumerians were the first people to write the law

Religion

• big temples to reach out to the gods
• The Sumerians tried to please their gods everyday

The Arts

Technology/Writing