This is a brief overview of the Sumerian Civilization in Ancient Mesopotamia.

1. CIVILIZATIONS:
SUMER
Araling Panlipunan 8

2. NOTE ON USAGE
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3. CIVILIZATION Definition
“state of human social
development and
organization considered
most advanced”
Wikipedia

4. CIVILIZATION Definition
Any complex society characterized
by:
• urban development
• social stratification
• symbolic communication (writing)
• domination over natural environmentWikipedia

5. CIVILIZATION Definition
“high level of cultural and
technological development;
specifically: the stage of cultural
development at which writing and
the keeping of written records is
attained”
Merriam-Webster

6. CIVILIZATION Definition
“advanced state of intellectual, cultural,
and material development in human
society, marked by progress in the arts
and sciences, the extensive use of
record-keeping, including writing, and the
appearance of complex political and
social institutions”
American Heritage
Dictionary

7. CIVILIZATION Definition
a complex culture w/ the following
characteristics:
• advanced cities
• specialized workers
• complex institutions
• record keeping
• advanced technology
World History: Patterns of
Interaction

8. ZIGURRAT AT UR GREAT PYRAMIDS OF
GIZA

9. village life to city life

10. agriculture
animal domestication
irrigation
invention of tools
SURPLUS labor specialization
• farmers
• craftspeople
• traders
social stratification
• social classes

11. SUMERMesopotamia

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15. UR: A SUMERIAN CITY
This is a computer-generated reproduction of
the city of Ur, one of the great cities of the
Sumerian civilization
Retrieved from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIP8OVm2
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16. THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
epic poem from Mesopotamia
from Third Dynasty of Ur (2100
BC)
regarded as first great work of
literature
five Sumerian poems about
“Bilgamesh”, king of Uruk

17. THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
epic poem from Mesopotamia
from Third Dynasty of Ur (2100
BC)
regarded as first great work of
literature
five Sumerian poems about
“Bilgamesh”, king of Uruk

18. THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
epic poem from Mesopotamia
from Third Dynasty of Ur (2100
BC)
regarded as first great work of
literature
five Sumerian poems about
“Bilgamesh”, king of Uruk

19. The Epic of Gilgamesh
Have a taste of Mesopotamian music here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcTsFe1PVs
Access the animated retelling of The Epic of Gilgamesh
here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOrfrHys8g8
Learn about:
 Gilgamesh
 Enkidu
 Humbaba

20. ANCIENT SUMER
Access the video on Ancient Sumer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-
n84sDBEB4
Concepts discussed:
 polytheism, ziggurat
 cuneiform, stylus
 60-minute hour, 12-month calendar, 360-degree circle,
dozen
 wheel