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Ancient Sumer Mrs. Romeo: Ancient Sumer was located in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley in modern day Iraq. The Sumerians were the first civilization in Mesopotamia. Sumer is the oldest ancient civilizations known to human history and they are important to remember because Ancient Sumer is where written language and the idea of a city originated.They were also the first civilization to unite a large region with a central economy and government. The Sumers were a very wealthy civilization (Sumer, 2010).

Mrs. Romeo: Map of Ancient Sumer (Hickson, 2005)

__**Features of Civilization for Ancient Sumer**__


 * Job Specialization**

Trade was important for the success of the Sumerians. There were many types of goods that the Sumerians traded. Some of the jobs that Sumerians specialized in were making leathers, goods out of metal, and items out of pottery. These goods were frequently traded and were traded to areas far away. Another important business in Sumer was building and construction. However, annual floods and regular seismic activity (earthquakes) were problems for the Sumerians. This necessitated solid construction for homes and public buildings(Hickson, 2010).

Organized Religion Mrs. Romeo: Sumerian Ziggurat or place of worship In Mesopotamia, Sumerians feared the afterlife because they couldn't control death. The Ziggurates were places where the ancient Sumerians performed rituals related to their religious practices (Hyung and Ah, 2009).

Organized Religion

Work Cited
Ellis, E., Esler, A. (1997). World Histoy: COnnections to Today. Prentis Hall. Upper Saddle, New Jersey and Needham, Massachucettes.

"Sumer." //World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras//. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 13 Sept. 2010. 

Hickson, Dave. (2005-2009) True Myths, True Mythology Web. 13 Sept. 2010. []

Hyung, J. and Ah, J. (2009). Student Wiki page. Weg 13, Sept. 2010. []

1st hour Sumer (Tigris-Euphrates) Central Government and Laws- The ancient Mesopotamians made a government that was a combination of 2 governments. The Momarchy and democracy. The kings and queens ruled the people. The elected officials who were in the Assembly also ruled the people. Kings had to ask the Assembly for permission to do some things. Laws were a special part of their civilization. In the Babylonian time, laws were written down. There was always laws but the Sumerians laws clearly said how you had to behave and the punishments if you didnt follow them. Thw laws were later written down for the most part. Did the Ancient Sumerians create the first laws? Writing and Record Keeping_