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Meagan Home __Time Period__ 4500 BC people began to farm 3300 Sumer (city- state) Sumerians (people)

__Economy and Agriculture__ traded grain, cloth, and tools recieved stone, wood, and metal grew wheat, barley, and sorghom through trade exchanged ideas (cultural diffusion)

__Enviornmental Challenges__

unpredictable flooding natural resources were limited little rain = desert no natural barriers not a lot of building materials need waterfor survival, crops built irrigation ditches

__War/ Military/ Defense__ built city walls constant war between city- states hard to defend no natural barriers spread culture men pick a leader during times of war

__Institutions__ city- state independent self governing  city includes its surrounding farmland  empires independent country  city states brought under one ruler    dynasty, series of rulers from one family  

__Religion__ Polythesim belief in many gods controlled nature What happens to you after death? go to the land of no return rave offerings and sacrifices to the gods 

__Literature__ Epic of gilgimesh gives gives us information on how they might have lived story similar to Nohas Arc

__Architecture__ economic, social center of Mesopotamian culture arches, ramps, coiumns, pyramids ziggarot-- top- temple--middle- government--bottom- grain around the bazaar marketplace exchange ideas religon, political, <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #b816f8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">economic, social center of Mesopotamia

__Social Class__

<span style="color: #b341f6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">top layer-kings, lords, priests, land owners next wealthy merchants next ordinary people - people who work in workshops and as farmers last - slaves (debt- war)

__Equality (womans rights)__ <span style="color: #a828f6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> woman could be merchants, farmers, or artisans woman could be priests some upper class learned to read and write and become- more rights than womanin many anciant sociaties <span style="color: #a828f6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">

__Technology__ <span style="color: #ac2bf3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> inventions- wheel, plow, bronze, sail needed math to plan an dbuild things anthemetic geometric base 6 60 seconds-1 minute, 60 minutes - 1 hour, 360 degrees- circle achetecture- arches, ramps, ziggarat, pyrimids, writing, dune form con clay tablets

__ Important People __<span style="color: #ad19f5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> sargon- conqured Sumer- adapted and spread sumarian cultrue Hummurabi- leader of Babylon Empire known for the code of law

__Government__ <span style="color: #b232f5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> controlled bt priests @ first during war men choose a tough fighter to lead @ firstcontrol ended after war was over with more frequent fighters commanders got permenent control Hummuralois Code of law <span style="color: #b232f5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">