Greek Society Vs Sumerian Society

The Sumerian and Greek concepts of society are more similar than they are different. The Sumerian's led a city life of temples, residential districts, intensive agriculture, stock breeding and cultivation which formed the four mainstays of the economy. In the prologue of Gilgamesh it states the magnificence of the city walls, "…the outer wall, where the cornice runs, it shines with brilliance of copper; and the inner wall, it has no equal" The Sumerian civilization was also full of times where they all ate, drank, and sang. For instance, when Enkidu comes across the Shepard's; he eats cooked food and gets drunk, which are as much a part of the human experience as making love, wearing clothing, listening to and making music, and participating