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Sumer, Mesopotamia By Logan Chamberlain, Zanon Ross
and Cole Dahring<br>
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Political The States of Sumer were seemed to be ruled by kings. Their job included military and religious responsibilities.
They were ruled by kings but it seemed like they had a form of democracy, because they elected officials to run government<br>
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Interaction w/ Environment Depended on rivers to sustain agriculture, not enough water for dry farming
Was located in Fertile Crescent which created great agriculture<br>
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Religion We don’t know exactly
what there religion was but
we believe that they believed
and gods but also animism.
Animism defined by thefreedicti-
onary.com is the belief in the
existence
of individual spirits that inhabit
natural
objects and phenomena.
Every city had its own
patron god or goddess, but all
believed in four main gods.<br>
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Arts and Sciences made cave painting of animals
statues of religious symbols
objects of state, tablets recording taxes
personal objects, objects that people treasured<br>
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Technology Invented seeder plow
Invented cuneiform
Developed a means of irrigation
Developed a form of sanitation of water<br>
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Economics Paid taxes in the form of goods
Such as bundles of reed and maize
Agricultural people
People sold goods and agricultural products
Sold lumber<br>
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Social Structure Slaves are on the bottom
Commoners are next
Then merchants and artisans
Then scribes
Next is priests
Finally the king is the highest person in social order<br>
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