The Ancient Sumer region was one of the most prosperous areas in the world due to its rich soil and rivers. The Sumerians established some of the first schools which taught mostly boys skills like writing to become scribes. Sumerian cities grew as farming increased and food surpluses developed, though each city operated independently under its own gods. Sumerian civilization peaked around 2000 BCE but then declined as constant warfare drained resources, allowing the rival state of Babylonia to conquer the region.
We covered Origin,Geography and Timeline of Mesopotamia.There were many civilization in Mesopotamia but we only covered Sumerian Civilization because it had been told to us by our faculty.I hope you guys like this!
We covered Origin,Geography and Timeline of Mesopotamia.There were many civilization in Mesopotamia but we only covered Sumerian Civilization because it had been told to us by our faculty.I hope you guys like this!
ANCIENT INDIAN ARCHITECTURE -INDUSVALLEY CIVILIZATION AND VEDIC AGENajiaSyefa
history of indian architecture - indusvalley civilization , the vedic age , timeline of evolution of religion in india and how it affected the architecture of the ancient india.
2. • One of the most Prosperous areas in the
Ancient World
– Rich Soil and Rivers attracted farmers, city
builders, and traders to settle
3. • First schools
– Taught mostly boys, few girls
– Taught writing
– Graduates become scribes (professional writers)
• Only people who were able to keep records for
kings/priests
– Ages 8-20
4. • Spring
– Melting snow picked up top soil and rushed
down from mountains and flooded land
• Floods left top soil in plains
• Supplied fish
• Strong needs – make boats
• Clay for building
– Floods did not always happen at same time
5. • Farming increased → Surplus of Food →
encouraged the building of cities
• Many cities in the region of Sumer
• Cities separated by long distances/desert
– Hard to unite under one ruler
• Each city acted as state with its own special gods
and goddesses
– City-state
6. • Traffic jams
– Streets narrow
• Carts could not get through
• People pressed against walls to squeeze through
– Houses faced away from crowded streets
– Inner courtyards
• Families ate and played
• Sleep outdoors on roof on hot nights
7. • Oil Lamps • Public square
– Buzzed with activity
– light
– Merchants
• Clay Pipes
– Musicians, acrobats, beg
– Buried deep gars, and water sellers
– Carried liquid away on the streets
– Early plumbing – Scribes
• Read and write for a
price
8. • Ziggurat
– Main temple to gods of the city
– Giant stone building at center of the city
– Terraced up to 7 stories high
– Sumerians believed gods descended to the earth
using the ziggurat as a ladder
– Daily sacrifices
9.
10. • Sumerian city-states fought over land and
water
• Constant war weakened Sumer’s ruler and
exhausted the armies
• Sumer was no longer a major power after
2000 BCE
• Fell to rival from north, Babylonia
