The Sumerian Culture

Mohamed Bin Tameem, Mohamed Abdullah, Abdullah

How did religion shape the Sumerians Civilization?

Sumerians believed in anthropomorphic polytheism, or of many gods in

human form, which were specific to each city-state.
What was their understanding of economy and how did
they use it?

Although agriculture was the chief industry of Sumer, commerce with

distant lands also flourished. The Mesopotamian plain was lacking in
resources such as metals, timber, stone, and grapevines, so the
Sumerians had to trade abroad to get them.
How did Government and Law function?

The Sumerian government was a form of Theocracy meaning that a

deity, or god, was the supreme ruler and Kings and Priests were given
divine guidance to rule their lands. The Sumerians had over 3,000 gods.
Each city had its own government and laws.
How did they utilize technology to improve society?

In what the Greeks later called Mesopotamia, Sumerians invented new

technologies and perfected the large-scale use of existing ones. In the
process, they transformed how humans cultivated food, built dwellings,
communicated and kept track of information and time.
What did it look like and how was it utilized?

The majority of Sumerians were farmers. Sumerians invented or improved a wide

Sumer had a highly organized agricultural
system. People lived in the city and left
worked in the fields outside the city during
the day. The cities themselves were
surrounded by wall.
range of technology, including the wheel,
cuneiform script, arithmetic, geometry,
irrigation, saws and other tools, sandals,
chariots, harpoons, and beer.