Way before civilizations were formed‚ people were nomadic. The Merriam- Webster Dictionary (2015) defines nomadic as “roaming about from place to place.” With the discovery of farming and pastoralism‚ nomadic ways of the people then slowly disappeared. Ever since this semester started‚ Ma’am Velarde has been reiterating that farming was the reason why civilizations appeared. Through farming‚ the people then learned to settle in one area‚ specifically near a body of water. They did not need to transfer
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The first true civilization of Sumer came into being between 5900 and 2500 BCE of the Ubaid and Uruk cultures in Mesopotamia in what is now modern day Iraq. Although somewhat rigid‚ each member of the ancient Sumerian civilization had their own duties‚ talents‚ rights‚ and wealth according to his or her place in this unique society. While the peoples of Sumer upheld all of its nearly 1500 gods as according to their shared religion‚ discordance was common. Each individual city-state saw their
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The Sumerian economy was based on agriculture. Sumerians were primarily farmers. In order to provide their crops with a regular supply of water‚ they created complex irrigation systems. The system consisted of a network of canals‚ dams‚ and reservoirs. Jobs included pottery makers‚ stonecutters‚ bricklayers‚ metal smiths‚ farmers‚ fishers‚ shepherds‚ weavers‚ leather-workers‚ and sailors. They grew barley‚ chickpeas‚ lentils‚ wheat‚ dates‚ onions‚ garlic‚ lettuce‚ leeks and mustard. They also raised
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Sumerian Culture and Contributions The Sumerians were a people who lived in the southern portion of Mesopotamia from around 3500 B.C. to 1800 B.C.. The Sumerian people lived in twelve city states‚ famous among which ar Sumer and Ur. They shared a common language‚ Sumerian. Sumerian has no modern day descendants‚ it seems to have disappeared from human history as a spoken language‚ but lived on in written language. The Sumerians were an agricultural people‚ and they raised crops in three areas
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Did you know that Sumerians developed the world’s first form of writing? That many of today’s household objects were invented or used by the ancient Egyptians (lock and keys‚ combs‚ scissors‚ wigs‚ makeup‚ deodorants‚ toothbrush and toothpaste)? Or that for the last 4‚000 years China has been the oldest continuous civilization on Earth? The Sumerians‚ Egyptians‚ and Chinese created flourishing civilizations filled with many achievements in writing‚ architecture‚ and technology that made lasting contributions
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The Sumerians and Akkadians were the first civilizations to settle in Mesopotamia.The Sumerians people and Akkadians have multiple similarities and differences.Both civilizations lived in modern day Iraq.Both civilizations spoke two different languages.They both had similar farming methods as well.Each of these civilizations had for the the most part a lot of Accomplishments.The customs of these civilizations very similar in a variety of ways. There are Many similarities between the Sumerians and
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Every civilization has seven characteristics that keep the civilization up and running. These characteristics include having an urban focus‚ political and military structures‚ social structure based on power‚ more complexity‚ a district religious structure‚ writing‚ and having new forms of artistic and intellectual activity. Missing just one of the seven characteristics can cause the civilization to turn upside down and fall apart. The first characteristic is to have an urban focus. This is one
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I believe that every civilization that made up the Mesopotamia and the Nile River in Egypt had an influence in one way or another‚ the two I want to compare are the Sumerians and the Assyrians. I believe that the Sumerians were the greatest influence during this ancient period. The Sumer Empire reigned from 3200-2350 BC. The Sumerians were located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia or modern day Iraq. Since they were on the Fertile Crescent where irregular flooding was common‚ they created
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Contributions of Chinese Civilization to The Modern World The ancient Chinese civilization had a great impact in the modern world. They invented many things that are still in use today. There are very important contributions like paper‚ tea‚ process of printing‚ the water clock‚ the sundial‚ the chain pump and medicines based on herb and minerals. The greatest Chinese invention is the development of iron and steel. The development of iron and steel led to other advances. In the 4th century
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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 the Egyptian civilizations are still used in today’s life time and contribute in today’s culture. The Sumerians achievements revolved
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