PPT-The Cultural Achievements of Sumer

WRITING The Sumerians used CUNEIFORM to make trade easier They wrote not on paper but on clay tablets Originally the Sumerians had 2000 symbols in the cuneiform alphabet Over time they were able to reduce the number of symbols down . c. 8000 BC c. 3600 BC c. 3200 BC c. 2334 c. 1792 c. 539. Development of agriculture Civilizations begin first writings using Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi of Cyrus the Great. 7000-5000 B.C.. 7.1.1 Identify and compare the rise of early agricultural river valley civilization in Africa and Asia.. 7.1.3. Trace steps in the development of written language, including the evolution of Sumerian cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and Chinese calligraphy.. “The Land Between the Rivers” . 3200-500 BCE. Come to Sumer!. If you are looking for a city bound vacation come to Sumer where culture is abundant. Sumer is the dominant kingdom in the Mesopotamia! Come between the time period of 4000 - 2800 BCE before conflicts arose! Bring food, bring friends and bring family! . Making a Real Difference in . o. ur . Community. Lochside, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Background. Core principles. Key values. Process – Stages of Development. Achieving Better Community Development (ABCD Framework, CHEX). University of Technology. ( Tehran Polytechnic). 1958. Department of Electrical Engineering . www.ee.aut.ac.ir. Professor . Hossein. . Askarian. . Abyaneh. Head of Department of Electrical Engineering . Mr. H. Leif Ericsson. From. – Greenland. Sailed and Explored for . – Greenland, Vikings. Looking For . – . Route Sailed . – North American East Coast, near the Artic. Achievements. – Discovered Vinland, present day New Found Land, Canada. Was the first European to set foot in North America. What is culture?. Culture. - all of the shared products of human groups - - . products people create. Material culture. – physical objects that people create (cars, clothes, books, buildings). Nonmaterial culture .  . Homer Simpson is world-renowned for being a fool, through his inadequacies as a father figure, from his turbulent career working for Mr Burns and through his many well-documented failures. However, a man who can boast having gone to space on a NASA space programme, owned an NFL team and fronted one of the most successful television programmes of all time is unlikely to also be a fool by normal human convention and his achievements must be taken into account.. Charlie Brown’s Boot . Zooming in: Charlie Brown’s Boot Laces . directions: Label the geographic features, cities and other locations from below on the map. . Follow the directions on labeling. . Chapter 5. Civilization is a society that has developed arts and sciences and . organizations.. Until . 150 Years ago, Archeologist had no idea that Sumerian People had lived at all.. . Mid-19. th. . Many settled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, also known as the “Fertile Crescent.”. The Sumerians. The Sumerians took care of the rivers, building dikes, dams, and irrigation systems. . Mari. what is now the country of Iraq.. Mesopotamia was part of a larger region called the Fertile Crescent. This area, that stretched from the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea down to the Persian Gulf, had fertile soil and was where many civilizations started. The shape is somewhat similar to a crescent (think of a crescent roll, or a crescent-shaped moon).. Vocab: Fertile Crescent. Region of rich soil in the middle east, curving from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.. Vocab: Mesopotamia. Region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Name given to this region by the ancient Greeks meaning “between the rivers”. CONTRACTDECORATION www.sumerexport.com Page 2 BranchesGenerator / PumbWash Programme Page 3 Okul Araçları / BlanketsAyakkabı / Yatak Minder / Water Puri�cation TabletsKonteyner / Referan