The Land Between Two Rivers
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THE LAND BETWEEN TWO RIVERS
BY KASSEM CHARAFEDDINE B BLOCK
WHAT CLIMATE PROBLEMS DID THE ANCIENT SUMERIANS FACE
- Windy made dust fly everywhere
- 110 degree weather
- There was sometimes flooding
- Sometimes there wouldn’t be any water and it would be dry with droughts
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WHAT WAS THEIR SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS
- Dams gates and canals
- Canals from rivers to open gates and let gravity pull water
- Created artificial lakes and ponds
How did the solution affect the development of Sumerian 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 cities
Great temples were built to please the gods and store surplus grain
TRADE FARMING PRODUCTS FOR
- Jewelry
- Pottery
- Musical instruments
- Board games
How did the development of Sumerian civilization contribute to new ideas
KEEPING RECORDS
- They clay and Stone tokens
- They put it in a bulla
- Sealed with wet white clay
- Pressed with pressed marks into wet clay
TECHNOLOGY
- Plow to brake through hard clay and soils
- Coper + tin = bronze stronger metal
- Wheel carry and moved objects faster
- Boat floated on water moved things faster across water
