BY KENNAN ZIEL

WHAT CLIMATE PROBLEMS DID THE ANCIENT SUMERIANS FACE

• 110 Degree weather
• Dusty wind
• Desert plains every where
• Floods in spring

WHAT WAS THEIR SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS?

• Made dams, gates, and canals
• Dug canals to rivers and fields
• Made lakes and ponds for excess water until it was needed, it turned dry land to fertile land

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 to people time to live in cities

NEW JOBS

• Canal builders
• Butchers
• Potters
• Brick makers

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

TRADE FARMING PRODUCTS FOR

• Food
• Wool/fabric
• Jewelry
• Pottery
• Tools/brick and stone

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

KEEPING RECORDS

• Used small stones/tablets
• Put tablets in football like object called bulla
• Put finger mark on clay to tell theirs was in there.

TECHNOLOGY AND INVENTIONS

• Plow-Brake threw clay and soil
• Wheel-transporting goods/transport purposes
• Sailboat-transporting goods/trading purposes
• Made bronze with copper and tin which made strong tools and weapons

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