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The Cultural Achievements of Sumer
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WRITING
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• The Sumerians used CUNEIFORM to make trade easier. • They wrote not on paper,
but on clay tablets.
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Originally the Sumerians had 2,000 symbols in the cuneiform alphabet. Over time they were able to reduce the number of symbols down to 700.
Why do you think the Sumerians eliminated symbols from their alphabet?
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RELIGION
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The Sumerians were
polytheistic which means they believed in more than
one god.
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RELIGION
A religious system includes thesets of beliefs, the GODS (andGODDESSES !) and forms ofworship a civilization has.
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In Sumer, religious beliefs influenced every part of daily life. Sumerians tried to please the gods in all things from GROWING CROPS to settling disputes. Religion bound them together in a common way of life.
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Ziggurats are the buildings and TEMPLES built by Sumerians to express their religious beliefs. They were very tall –
people could see them from 20 miles away!
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ZIGGURAT
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Who Lived in the Ziggurats?
The Sumerians believed that GODS lived inside the ziggurats. The built long staircases so they could climb down to earth. Kings and priests went inside the temples to ask the gods’ blessings.
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How Did Sumerians Show Their Devotion?
Sumerians had many kinds of religious ceremonies to show their dedication to the gods. These ceremonies could include MUSIC or HUMAN sacrifices.
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ECONOMY
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• Traditional Economy – used bartering• Traded with other
cities around the Persian Gulf • Traded for beads,
jewelry, pottery, gold and silver• Used slaves
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Vocabulary
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Government
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Intro to Government and Power
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1. List all of the people who live in your house and how you are related to them (aunt, cousin, mom, etc.)
2. Who in your immediate family has the most power?
3. Why does that person have more power than anyone else?
What do they do with that power? 4. Who in the USA has the most power? 5. Why does that person have more power than anyone else?
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Ancient Sumer Before Empires
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Stop and Jot
Make a prediction about 2 challenges a leader of an Empire in
Mesopotamia might face
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Sumer 3500 BCE – 2350 BCE
• Sumer was a lose collection of city-states• Each city state had its own
ruler, known as a king of an Ensi
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Each City State Had It’s Own
LAWS FARMLAND GOVERNMENT AND
ARMY
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The city-states shared a common
LANGUAGE and RELIGON
They did not have much else in
common!
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Everyone disagreed about who was most powerful and who had rights to water and food.
The city-states of Mesopotamia FOUGHT a lot over resources and also for POWER.