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Sumerian Sumerian: Civilization Civilization
Sumerian Sumerian: Civilization Civilization
Sumerian Sumerian: Civilization Civilization
CIVILIZATION
● THE FIRST KINGDOM
● THE EMPIRE
● THE FIRST CITY-STATES
● THE FIRST DEMOCRACY
● THE FIRST AUTOCRACY
● WRITING
● SCHOOL
● ORGANIZED RELIGION
● LAW MAKING
● ART
● LITERATURE
WHO WERE THE SUMERIANS?
4500 TO 4000 BC
THE SUMERIAN CONTRIBUTIONS
● FIRST TO DEVELOP A WRITING SYSTEM
● DESIGNED COMPLEX SYSTEMS OF CANALS
● FARMING
● MANUFACTURING
● CHARIOT
WHAT HAPPENED TO SUMER?
CONTROLLED BY ELAMITES