Ancient Sumeria was advanced beyond belief. Their achievements in agriculture‚ literature‚ business‚ and science are unparalleled in that time period. Unfortunately for them (and for us)‚ their achievements in military matters left a little to be desired. First of all‚ the Sumerians recognized the need to trap excess water. Rainfall at times was scarce and other times too abundant. Sumerian cities were close to waterways of some sort‚ be they rivers or seas. The Sumerians built canals from these waterways to
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in the client’s current circumstances (see your list) that would influence the test results? Assess whether the results may or may not be accurate. What are your recommendations to the client? Second scenario: The process is simpler. How are achievement test scores reported? Does the client understand the meaning of the scores? What are your recommendations to the client? This assignment must be no more than 1½ pages (not including title page and/or reference page if needed). Use APA formatting
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abundant amount of achievements have developed along the way. In order for humans to survive and thrive in the environment they are living in‚ they must learn to use materials around them to the best of their abilities. The culture for people to survive in the early civilization compare to the culture of today’s society are very different. However‚ many different achievements of the civilizations long ago are still in use in today’s time. The different achievements of the Sumerians‚ Babylonian‚ and
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of behavior and achievement through peer pressure and classroom quality (Adams‚ Ryan‚ Ketsetzis‚ and Keating‚ 2000). The main question the researcher is curious is about understanding the effects of environmental factors towards children. How could peer pressure affect the behavior of children; and to what extent does it influence children? What about the quality of classroom and how can it be applied to maximize and promote better conditions for children in academic achievement? It is believed that
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changes were from events that have happened from the past. This has affected how we live now. Both time and writing and many other aspects of life were developed from the Sumerians. This is how important they were and still are to our civilization. Without these ancient people‚ our world wouldn’t be how it is today. The Sumerians were one of the earliest urban societies to emerge from the world. They were the very ones that developed “a writing system whose wedge-shaped strokes would influence the
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Elementary Math Facts Basic Fact Philosophy It is important that students are able to recall basic math facts fluently so that they can attain higher-order math skills. Research has shown that if students develop automaticity with their math facts‚ they can focus on solving problems rather than the basic facts involved in the task. Mastery of basic facts means that a child can give a quick response (in about 3 seconds) without resorting to non-efficient means‚ such as counting. All children are
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the birthplace of the world’s first civilization. 2. Scholars do not know where these people orginially came from. 3. This civilization began about 3500 B.C. and flourished until about 2000 B.C. 4. Several Sumerian cities grew into independent city-state. 5. It was later absorbed by the great empires of Babylonia and Assyria. B. Property 6. People had inhabited the Sumer region since the 5000’s B.C. 7. The more
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monarchy and democracy Law and order Sumerian Laws: Sumerian laws were not written down‚ but people knew what they were and they knew what could happen to you if you broke the law. Babylonian Laws: The laws that were later written down by the ancient Babylonians were‚ for the most part‚ laws first created by the ancient Sumerians. Achievements: Pythagoras’ Law and 360 degree circle Wheel‚ roads‚ plows‚ cuneiform (writing ziggurats (pyramids) Sumerian writing‚ medicines and astronomy (calendar)
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Sumerian Ziggurats Were monumental structures created in the antique Mesopotamian valley and western Iranian plateau‚ with the form of a terraced step pyramid of consecutive receding stories or levels. The earliest ziggurats started by the end of the Early Dynastic Period. The latest Mesopotamian ziggurats date from the 6th century BC. The purpose of these structures was for local religions. It was built by the‚ Akkadians‚ Elamites‚ Sumerians‚ Babylonians and Assyrians
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land were known as Sumerians‚ who originated from the east around 5000 BCE (Adler‚ et al). The Sumerians were one of the first to develop many things that would play a part in influencing other cultures as well as modern civilization. They were the first to create city-states‚ develop a sophisticated system of writing‚ a basic sense of mathematics‚ and also a more in depth religion (Adler‚ et al). The invention of these were able to be passed down to the successors of the Sumerians and were able to
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