Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Sumer

Was Sumer a civilization?

Use evidence from the 7 characteristics and your knowledge of Sumer to support your thesis.

64 comments:

jocileny barbosa said...

jocileny barbosa
Ms Coleman
210 6b
Was Sumer a civilization?
I think that Sumer was a civilization because there was the art and I think that it is a civilization because the art was music, jewelry and painting those was civilization because the music hap was called the lyre and there was painting.

Naiomy said...

Sumer is a civilization because they have a king and the gods ruling the world.

Elroi Weick said...

Yes Sumer is a civilization because they have social structure that has a king in upper class, the farmers are in the middle class, and the slaves are in the low class.

Steven M. Ordonez said...

Sumer was a Babylonian civilization with very interesting technology like their irrigation system, the plough, and more technology they have learned about. Sumerian technology was very helpful for the Sumerian citizens and their crops.

shomari holmes said...

Yes Sumer was a civilization because it had social structure, it had different jobs to make their community stronger and they had certain rules so there would not be any chaos. These different parts and level of jobs can help the community a wealthier place.

aidelys fonseca said...

I think that sumer is civilization. I think so because they had government and they always had a solution when they had a problem, like with the water.

Sasha said...

Sumer was a civilization because it has 7 characteristics of a civilization. One of the 7 characteristics is the Arts. During the time they used art as there toys. Today we use dolls and action figures, but back then they made pottery, clothing, and music. They made music with a harp called a lyre. They also made jewelry for after they were done with work.

Russheena robinson said...

Summer was a civilization.... yes because social structure. A social structure includes a different jobs and social structure leave. Structure social is a civilization because the low part is from the slave and the middle part is from the frame. and the high prat is from the goverment.

Amanda Francis said...

Sumer is a civilization because it has music, clothing, and pottery. Music was made using a lyre a type of instrument the looks like a harp. The clothing was made for them to wear and sometimes it would be very pretty. The pottery was made out of clay to make the writing tablets. The arts helped make everything look beautiful because of the colors.

zareah said...

Was Sumerian A Civilization?

Yes sumer is a civilization. Sumer was a civilization because it has Government, social structure, writing, technology, art and others.

One of them was TECHNOLOGY. So with technology it would make their life much easier for them, wont have to clean up after floods. So what they did was build or make an irrigation system, so that when it rained a lot it wouldn’t flood their homes and they wouldn’t have to run to the top of the hill for safety. So now that they have this type of technology it was easier for them, because they have a damp surrounding them so all the water would go in there, instead of their homes.

aniyah hill said...

Summer is a civilization because it has a government the government has a, king, gods, army, and scribes. The king rules every one and he talks to god.

ricardo yapor A2 said...

WAS SUMER A CIVILIZATION ? Sumer was civilization because they had a strict government they had so much people in the goverment such as kings the most wealthiest person . The gods who works on the religion . The scribe that write the rules and conferment it . the government officals.

Deanna Fernandes said...

Summer was a civilization because it had technology. With out technology they would have to use there hands to dig in the ground until one day they created a device that could dig holes in the ground and turn the soil it was called a “plow”.
They also created a new device called a wheel that was used to carry food ,barrels of water and people to get around.

ky said...

Sumer was a civilization because the civilization had irrigation systems. Sumer was a civilization because the irrigation systems were crashing into their houses. Another reason why sumer was a civilization because they had government and the they had gods

Jason said...

Sumer its ancient language or the early, non-Semitic element it contributed to Babylonian civilization and I think is because of the art, music, clothes,

Anonymous said...

When they got there they use sticks to poke the earth. At the end of the wooden one of the sticks bent in the ground to turn it to soil.

Monique Rodrigues said...

Monique Rodrigues
Ms. Coleman
1/20/2010


Sumer is a civilization because it has art, government, and sable food supply. Sumer is civilization because it has sable food supply and sable food supply is irrigation and irrigation was the thing they used when the community was flooding. So I think that Sumer is civilization. This is my reasoning for why I think Sumer is civilization.

Epiphany said...

Summer is a civilization because summer has a stable food supply. Having a stable food supply makes summer a civilization because to have stable food supply they had to use technology. They used technology by making a wooden snowplow; the plow was used to dig up dirt so they can plant.

shakira figueroa said...

When they got there they use sticks to poke the earth. At the end of the wooden one of the sticks bent in the ground to turn it to soil.

Eda said...

The civilization




the art is the civilization that cause the problem because they had water surround them so that if someone wants to escape so that is there safety for them or if someone like someone real bad to destroy there kingdom and they can just fall in the water.
And they have had a king to send out the guards.
They also paint on clay.
And they includes creative forms of expression such as painting architecture

jocileny barbosa said...

Jocileny barbosa
Ms Coleman
210 6b


Sumer was a civilization because it had art, government, and technology. Art was one of the civilization because art was important because there was music that was a sumer and there was jewelry that they ware and that was a civilization and there was clothes the clothes is whet they use to ware and they design there own clothes.


Sumer was also a civilization because it had government and they used that because there was allot of things that they used that for like there was jods and the jods told the king what to do . they had the king and the king goes and talks to the god and the god told him what to go tell the people . the people was another sumer because the people was there to here what the king had to say so they cold do it .


Sumer was a civilization because there was technology and technology had irrigation system , plows and it had moats and they all used that because to carry the food and they used it to help them survive.

Elroi Weick said...

Sumer is a civilization because it has art, government, and sable food supply. Sumer is civilization because it has sable food supply and sable food supply is irrigation and irrigation was the thing they used when the community was flooding. So I think that Sumer is civilization. This is my reasoning for why I think Sumer is civilization.
Sumer was also a civilization because it had government and they used that because there was allot of things that they used that for like there was Gods and the Gods told the king what to do. They had the king and the king goes and talks to the god and the god told him what to go tell the people. The person was another Sumer because the person was there to here what the king had to say so they could do it.
Sumer was a civilization because there was technology and technology had irrigation system, plows and it had moats and they all used that because to carry the food and they used it to help them survive. It also had social structure, it had different jobs to make their community stronger and they had certain rules so there would not be any chaos. These different parts and level of jobs can help the community a wealthier place. All these characteristics are from Sumer. These characteristics help some people survive and to be sturdy. Some of the characteristics help some people in their town or city.

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Luc said...

Sumer is a civilization because they had writing and writing is a thing that people back then used as language call cuneiform and pictograph . they used it to change words into carvings and they use these as words. And people would have talked about this topic and people would have thought that people used that carving on the wall to use to communicate to each other. People in Sumer used a lot of stuff and made there life a better life. This sentence would be about how my 5 paragraph essay is going to be and people would think about the life of sumer.

People in the Sumer used the irrigation system is what people in sumer used the irrigation system to use and empty out water and I thought people in sumer did not use a irrigation but they did. People in sumer would have to fight and have to hurt each other to have the water and they had to hurt each other for that water. Sumer was a place and people would have thought that they would had have to make there houses on a sand doom because if they make is on a bottom of the hill when it rains there would be a flood.

The government of the people in sumer was the Gods telling the king and the king told the people of sumer and government worked together to help the people of sumer and help them get through there work and people would thank the king and the king would tell the gards that all is going good. People would say that the gods and the king was good people and they would worship the king of sumer.

People of sumer used art to carry on the gewelry to make people look good and people would use music because there would be nothing to do and people would say that you could not like it and I would think that people of sumer would make music and people would do that about people and also people would say that you don’t have and I would have to say that about it. People in sumer and people would say that about sumer.

That’s all the things that people would say about and I would say about all the things about and I would say about the irrigation system and people would say that you would say all about this full essay and people would say lots of things about sumer but there still more questions that people ask about that life of sumer .

kyreece dixon said...

Was sumer a civilization?
Yes sumer was a civilization because their community had irrigation systems. One reason why sumer was a civilization because they had language because if they didn’t have language they wouldn’t have been able to communicate. Other characteristic that they had to be civilization was that they had art, music, jewelry, and writing. Another reason why they were a civilization was because they had stable food supply and they had government.

One reason that sumer was a civilization was they had irrigation systems. Irrigations systems were very important because every time there were a flood the houses would be destroyed. The irrigation system was something that could hold water to prevent the flooding. Another reason why they were a civilization was because of the stable food supply. This was important because they had food to help them grow and be healthy to stay alive.

Sumer was a civilization because they had government. One reason why sumer was a civilization was because they had the gods, they had soldiers, and they had servants. The social structure was also a part of the civilization because they had three classes; low class, middle class, and upper class.

Part of the civilization was the arts, which included jewelry, music, and clothing. The sumer made the arts themselves. The sumer also developed their own language to communicate. This was important because if they didn’t have language they wouldn’t have been able to talk.

Sumer was a civilization because all of the supplies they had made them a whole community. One reason why they were a community was because the irrigation systems prevented flooding. Another reason why they were a civilization because they had stable food supplies for them to survive. They were a civilization for without the government they would have never had social structure, stable food supplies, technology, and irrigation systems.

Anonymous said...

he Sumer was an organize civilization because of government, social structure, and the arts. Because of the government city was kept under control with lots of laws and rules. Social structure had upper, middle, and lower class. Upper class had the king, armies, and some others but I can’t remember. Middle class had farmers and etc. lower class had slaves and other people that had to pushed around. The arts, then they used art as there toys. Cause today we use dolls and action figures.

Anonymous said...

Summer was a civilization that was organized because they had a government, it had a social structure, and they had technology.
Sumerians had a government to keep the community organized. Laws were used to keep the community safe. There government also had an army and kings and ziggurats. The army was used to protect the community. The kings and ziggurats the kings will go to a temple, which was called a ziggurat and the kings will speak to the gods and the gods will pass it on or make your wish true.
Social structure was also a way to be organized. They would separate the classes into groups. Which meant, lower class were basically slaves and middle were regular people like my teachers or me. And the upper class was famous and rich people like a movie actor or a rapper . having and social structure kept the government and community organized. If there was no government the Sumerians would have been crazy ,going around and killing and robbing and living in areas they weren’t suppose to live in.
Technology was used to modernize there community .they had different things. Like the wheel it was used to pull the Sumerians food and themselves while horses pulled and move . the plow was and upside down v and it was used to hold door ways.
The irrigation system was something made to stop or fix a problem . Example if there was an flood they would make an irrigation system to keep the water from coming out.
To me summer did have a civilization and a pretty if our community had the same rules our town will be organized.

Sasha said...

Sumer was a civilization because they had a government, arts, and social structure. Sumer had the government of gods, a king, and people. They used art as a way to entertain/express themselves. They made music with a harp called a lyre, clothing, and jewelry. They had a social structure of the gods/king as upper class, farmers as middle class, and the lower class the slaves.
The Sumerian government worked together to make rules for the people. The king told the people that he could speak to the gods. So when the gods told him about something he would tell or warn the people of Sumer. The king would sit on his ziggurat and watch over the people, and listen when the gods spoke to him. The gods used the king to warn or tell the people of what it here or to come.
Sumerians enjoyed making clothing, playing music with a lyre, and jewelry. The Sumerians used art to show their use of entertainment. They made clothing out of cotton. Music was important to the Sumerians, because they thought that it made the gods happy and other Sumerians as well. They used and made jewelry to dress themselves up.
The government of Sumer split the country into 3 groups called the social structure. The groups are upper class, middle class and lower class. The gods and king are upper class, the farmers and fishermen are the middle class and the slaves are lower class. The upper class got the best of stuff, the got better housing and land for themselves and their family. They middle class had to do the fishing, serve in the wars, and have to help build and rebuild their irrigation systems.
The Sumerians was a civilization. They had the 7 characteristics of a civilization. The 7 are technology, religion, social structure, arts, writing, stable food supply, and a government. They had a government, which helped them make rules. Arts to show/ express their creativity. Lastly a social structure to show which people had the most power.

Jason Daniel A2 said...

Summer was a civilization because they had a government, a social structure, and technology that helped modernize their city state. the govt helps control things using laws and rules. The tech is used to modernize the city state. Finally the social structure helps to separate the classes.

First lets talk about their social structure. They used their social structure to separate their classes. The highest class was the upper class because the king lived in the upper class. The second highest was the middle class it usually held priests in training or assistants. The least one was the lower class that one usually held mine workers or the oor or ones with less money.

Second we’ll talk about their technology. Technology is used to modernize the city state. In order to modernize the citywith technology you need the three things. First they used the irrigation system to control the water. Next they used the wheel. Finally they used the plow.

Last but not least the government. The government was used to control the order of things using laws and rules. On top of everything the king was the one who made the laws. He did so by using the wisdom of the gods advice to make such things happened. Then he would send his men (the army soldiers) to inforce the laws on the people (that’s the cycle of things).

Jason Daniel A2 said...

Summer was a civilization because they had a government, a social structure, and technology that helped modernize their city-state. The got helps control things using laws and rules. The tech is used to modernize the city-state. Finally the social structure helps to separate the classes.

First lets talk about their social structure. They used their social structure to separate their classes. The highest class was the upper class because the king lived in the upper class. The second highest was the middle class it usually held priests in training or assistants. The least one was the lower class that one usually held mine workers or the ones with less money.

Second we’ll talk about their technology. Technology is used to modernize the city-state. In order to modernize the city with technology you need the three things. First they used the irrigation system to control the water. Next they used the wheel. Finally they used the plow.

Last but not least the government. The government was used to control the order of things using laws and rules. On top of everything the king was the one who made the laws. He did so by using the wisdom of the gods advice to make such things happened. Then he would send his men (the army soldiers) to enforce the laws on the people (that’s the cycle of things).

Isaiah martinez said...

Isaiah Martinez

Sumer was a civilization because had art, government, technology. The need these things to make some stuff for them to survive throw had times except for the julery. When they got there they use sticks to poke the earth. At the end of the wooden one of the sticks bent in the ground to turn it to soil. Sumer its ancient language or the early, non-Semitic element it contributed.
I think that Sumer is civilization. I think so because they had government and they always had a solution when they had a problem, like with the water. Sumerians enjoyed making jeallery clothes and most. They made the jeallery to make them self-look nice. They did that with the clothes to make them self-not naked. They used the wheel to carry their good long distances. They inuerted the sledge into a wheel.
Sumer was also a civilization because it had government and they used that because there was allot of things that they used that for like there was gods. And the gods told the king what to do and then the king will tell the people what to do. The people was another Sumer because the people was there to here what the king had to say so they cold do it .The sumers government worked together to mack rules for the people . Sumer is a civilization because they have a king and the gods ruling the world.
Yes Sumer is a civilization because they have social structure that has a king in upper class, the farmers are in the middle class, and the slaves are in the low class. Summer was a civilization.... yes because social structure. A social structure includes a different jobs and social structure leave. Structure social is a civilization because the low part is from the slave and the middle part is from the frame. and the high prat is from the government. Sumer was civilization because they had a strict government they had so much people in the The gods who works on the religion. The scribe that write the rules and conferment it. the government officials. When they got there they use sticks to poke the earth. At the end of the wooden one of the sticks bent in the ground to turn it to soil . And that’s all lades and boy . Government such as kings the wealthiest person

Sequoia grubbs said...

Sumer a civilization

Sumer was a civilization because they had arts, technology, and last social structure. The arts included a lyre and many others, which I will talk about. Then in Technology included an Irrigation system. And last the Social Structure had class like upper class lower and middle. These are all my reasons, which lead to why I think Sumer was a civilization. Know lets get started.
The first reason why summer was a civilization is because they had arts. The arts they had were a lyre, which is concluded, know to be a harp and is a form of music. They also had cups to drink out of and weapons. All those things they have we have, which helped us to be a civilization which they we. This is one reason why sumer was a civilization.
Another reason why summer was a civilization is because they had technology. What included technology in sumer was an irrigation system. They used a irrigation system to control the water supply, and so there plants that they harvested would not die. Another type of technology there was a wheel they used a wheel to make horse carriages to make getting around easier. And the last type of technology was a plow. A plow helped in farming it was a tool of working. This is another reason why sumer was a civilization.
The last and final reason why I am supporting that sumer was a civilization is because they had a social structure. The social structure was divided amongst your class. You was either upper class middle class, or lower class. If you was in upper class you was rich and wealthy, like kings and rulers and government. If you was middle class you’ll be like a

Luc said...

Sumer is a civilization because they had writing and writing is a thing that people back then used as language call cuneiform and pictograph. They used it to change words into carvings and they use these as words. And people would have talked about this topic and people would have thought that people used that carving on the wall to use to communicate to each other. People in Sumer used a lot of stuff and made there life a better life. This would be about how the people that lived in sumer were living in life.

People in Sumer used the irrigation system is what people used the irrigation system to use and empty out water and I thought people in Sumer did not use a irrigation but they did. People in Sumer would have to fight and have to hurt each other to have the water and they had to hurt each other for that water. Sumer was a place and people would have thought that they would had have to make there houses on a sand doom because if they make is on a bottom of the hill when it rains there would be a flood.

The government of the people in Sumer was the Gods telling the king and the king told the people of Sumer and government worked together to help the people of Sumer and help them get through there work and people would thank the king and the king would tell the guards that all is going good. People would say that the gods and the king was good people and they would worship the king of Sumer.

People of Sumer used art to carry on the jewelry to make people look good and people would use music because there would be nothing to do and people would say that you could not like it and I would think that people of Sumer would make music and people would do that about people and also people would say that you don’t have and I would have to say that about it. People in Sumer and people would say that about Sumer.

That’s all the things that people would say about and I would say about all the things about and I would say about the irrigation system and people would say that you would say all about this full essay and people would say lots of things about Sumer but there still more questions that people ask about that life of Sumer and how people would have a life.

Amanda Francis said...

Sumer was a civilization because it had art, government, and stable food supply. The arts included music, jewelry and clothes. The government made the laws and decided how to run Sumer. The stable food supply provided then Sumerians with a better way grow food. Sumer had created a stable civilization.
The Sumerians enjoyed making jewelry, clothes, and music. They made music using a lyre; a lyre is a musical instrument that looks like a harp. Clothing was made out of cotton and/or clay. Musicians also played other instruments like pipes and drums, one of the Sumerians favorite instruments were however the lyre. All of these important values of the Sumerians music show how much they loved it.
The Sumerians government worked together to make rules for the people. The king would go to the ziggurat and talk to the gods and the gods would tell him what to do. The people of Sumer would believe that the gods choose the king and thought that they should obey the choice the god has made. The King listens to the gods and the people listen to the king. Sumerians were the first the make written laws.
The stable food supply helped make their lives better and easier. The Sumerians built very complex irrigation systems along with canals and reservoirs. Another tool they invented was a plow; it was used for turning the soil to get it ready for planting. First the Sumerians made the plow out of wood, farmer themselves had to pull it or they had an oxen pull on it. A stable food supply provided the people of Sumer the food they need to survive.
Sumer was indeed a civilization. It had a stable food supply, writing, social structure, religion government and art. The food supply provided Sumerians with the food they needed to survive. The government of Sumer helped their society become a better place, by enabling laws. They used art to express their creativity.

Willie Hobson said...

Was Sumer a civilization?

Sumer was a civilization. Sumer was a civilization because it had people, social structure, and it had a government. I will prove that sumer was a civilization. I am going to give you three reasons on why sumer was a civilization.

People had to be in the city-state. There had to be people in the city-state because if there were not any body there it wouldn’t be a civilization without people living there. Without people there, there would be no rules to set or anyone to set them. Without anyone there to live in the houses or plant crops the land would be useless for civilization.

The social structure had 3 different classes. The three classes separate the most powerful from the less powerful. Upper class was for the most in charge and the wealthiest. The middle class was for people who were not that important but did a lot like guards. Finally the lower class was for people who were slaves.

The government kept everything going and in order. The government had to do with a lot. The government enforced the laws/rules because they were in power and they could make it up them selves. The king was part of the government and mostly approved of many things. The army was the protection so they obeyed there orders to protect and to act in many things like wars or attacks.

My first reason to show that sumer is a civilization was that there was people, which always shows a sign of civilization. My second example to show that there was civilization was the social structure because with the social structure there it shows that someone had to have lived there. My last example was the government which had to do with a lot.

Brenda said...

Sumer was a civilization because they had the arts, social structure, and technology. The arts were the way the Sumerians expressed themselves. Social structure separated Sumerians by class. Technologies that they made were the wheel, the plow, and the irrigation system. The Sumerians were modernized themselves.

The arts were very important without it they wouldn’t have a civilization. Sumerians made cups and jewelry. They also made many weapons. During their time Sumerians played music when they had time and enjoyed their music. The arts were a special time for many Sumerians.

Social Structure had three classes. They were upper class like the king, middle class for farmers as well as citizens, and lower class like slaves. The three classes were used for them to modernize themselves. They separated each other but slaves were just slaves. The three classes were all very different from each other.

Technology was a way for Sumerians to make new better things that would help them. They made a couple of things like the plow for farming or the wheel to get around, the irrigation system for water. Farmers used the plows. The citizens used the wheel to make chariots to move from place to place. The irrigation system was what everyone used so they can have water coming in and out of their homes. Technology changed the Sumerian’s life.
Sumerians had all they needed to make a civilization. It all worked out and many wonderful things happened throughout time. This only happened because they were a civilization. The arts, the social structure and the technology were the start of a new way into a better a civilization. They worked very hard to prove they were a civilization.

Jamilah Sealy said...

Sumer was a civilization because they have a government to keep the community safe, social structure to make sure they were separated into rich or poor, and used more advance technology.

The government helped the armies make the Sumerians enforce the rules. The king went to the ziggurats to make sure the people in the Sumer communities were safe and not harmed by something out of the ordinary. The laws keep everything in order and still made the Sumerians safe while the king was at the ziggurats. The armies looked for any water damage to make sure farmers weren’t taking water illegally.

The arts were important too because it helped make woman feel better with their selves. When people finish their work they make jewelry, music, and clothes. Sumerians also made a language if they really didn’t have a language to speak English with anyone. They made music because there was nothing to do because they already finished their work and tasks. After they made the music that person will ask someone if they like it or not.

Social structure helped Sumerians be separated into classes like rich or poor. In the upper class there were priest, middle class there were farmers, lower class there were slaves. When you were in the upper class you have a big place to live in than the other 2 classes. While being separated each class had a specific job.

Technology helped the Sumerians become more advanced with it. They made new things to get them through life. They made plow, irrigation system, and wheel. The irrigation system was a wall to make the water flow at a pace. The wheel was to make a carriage that was like an old-fashioned car. That helped people get around a bit easier. The plow-helped farmers plat and harvest to eat their crops or just a helping tool to farmers

sominishia wright said...

Summer was a civilization because they had technology to organize their community, a stable food supply and a well-balanced social structure. Sumerians crated technology to better their community. The Sumerians had many farms in their communities to create food. They based their social structure on the amount money and power that person had. The Sumerians had a well-balanced community.

The Sumerians had technology to help organize their communities. They made an irrigation system to stop a lot of water from going into the farmer’s crops. They made the wheel to transport food and water from place to place. The Sumerians also created a plow to unplanted or get ready to plant food and seeds. The technology in this community helped everyone get more work done not have to do as much.

The Sumerians had a reproducing food supply. They had farms and farmers. The farmers created crops so the citizens had solid foods. They also had enough water for everyone to drink when needed. This Sumerians made it so their whole community had a stable food supply.

The Sumerians had three different stages in their social structure. These stages consisted of upper, middle and lower class. Upper class citizens were the kings and gods. The middle class citizens where the mildly rich and grads. The lower class citizens were the slaves and farmers who had no power what so ever.

However these rules seem unfair they keep balance thought the community. This way everyone has a place and a job. These Sumerians where very intelligent and sensible. They could be a little unfair and unbuniunced to rules. However by all means they are in fact a civilization.

Gabrielle said...

Sumer was a civilization, because they had a stable food supply, a social structure, and different forms of religion. These are the things that we have in our community now. We have more than enough food to support our town. We do have the different classes. We also have a lot of other religions that plenty of people join.
The food supply in their city states are very unique and creative. There were a lot of difficulties within finding a good place to grow food, have enough water to grow the food, and actually having the patients to grow it. They created a plow, a wheel and other things to help have a successful plant growth. The Sumerians worked together to stop the water from flooding their crops. That is a huge part of people of being a civilization.
The Sumerian’s social structure is split up into three parts. Te first part is upper class, then middle class, followed by lower class. The people who were in the upper class were either pastors or other people equally important to the community. The people who were in middle class were people like farmers and people who made a lot less money than the people in upper class. Lower class contained people like slaves and servants. This kept the Sumerian’s social lives in check.
Religion for the Sumerian’s is a little different from the way we think of religion now. Most Sumerian’s relied on the king to go to the Ziggurats to speak to the gods that they believed in. They thought that because he could talk to their gods that made him a great ruler within itself. It was very crucial that there was someone to talk to the gods or else they wouldn’t know what the gods wanted them to do. The Sumerians thought every highly of their kings, because he held all of the power toward talking to the gods, and obeying.
The Sumerian’s are very innovative in the way that they tried to improve their community so of course they are a civilization. They created some very important things that helped them throughout life, just like the hominids. They did what they had to do to get the job done. Whenever they find themselves in trouble they work hard to get the job done.

Nakia said...

January 26, 2010

Sumer was a civilization because, Sumer had technology, Sumer also had social structure, and they had a government. Read on and find out on how Sumer was a civilization.

First technology was a big thing in Sumer. I say this because, they had to invent something to move everywhere without them having to walk. So one thing they invented was the wheel. They made the wheel to make cart to get pulled be bull. So then they invent the plow. They had a plow to plow their fields to they could plant food. Then after they had an irrigation system. They had an irrigation system because; the water from the river would flood the people’s crops. So they made an irrigation system to protect their crops. That was the technology Sumer used back them.


Second Sumer had a social structure. The social structure was three separate the classes. These classes help separate the people to where are suppose to be. The classes are like the king. Kings were in the upper class. Next are the farms. The farms were in a different part of the class. This is called the middle class. Last but not less is the class the slaves were in. well the slaves weren’t really anything. Just people who work very hard but didn’t get any money for the all the hard work. So you could guess where they were in. They were in the last class called lower class.


The last thing is the Sumer had a government. Their government was different from ours now. It was different because, they had a little bit of laws back then. But now there are a lot of rules. That’s one thing the government did do was make laws. Also the government had armies. They had armies because, when they there was someone trying to get hurt one of their people they wouldn’t because, their army kept everyone who live in their little village safe no matter what. Now the other thing is the government always had a king. They would have a king because; they said the king could talk to the goddess. And then from then they always had a king. So then they could know what the goddess want of liked about anything and the king would tell all of it’s people.


In conclusion the Sumer were a civilization. From all of the examples they are really seam like they are a civilization.

Monet Santos said...

Was Sumer A Civilization?

Sumer was a civilization because it had Art, Technology, and government. In Sumer they had four different examples of art, which was jewelry, clothes, and music, Sumerians enjoyed making jewelry, clothing, and music after the Sumerians were done with all of their work they’d make jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, and rings. When Sumerians were alive they didn’t have any of the kids of technology we have today instead they used things they built like Irrigation Systems, plows, and moats to protect they’re crops. Sumer was way different from our county now in Sumer if you wanted to know about any you would have to wait for the king to tell you because they couldn’t do things like turn on the TV and watch the news.

Sumerians enjoyed making jewelry, clothes and music. After Sumerians were done with their work they made jewelry, played music, or made clothing, music was a wooden instrument made of a sound box and strings. The Lyre was an important art in Sumer, music was made using a Lyre a type of instrument that looks like a harp and is played like one. The Sumerians believed that music brought joy to the gods, at ceremonies Musicians played the Lyre and sang the entertain guests. Sumerians didn’t just play the Lyre they also played the drums and pipes but their favorite was instrument of all was the Lyre.

Another important art in the civilization of Sumer was the art of jewelry when Sumerians were finished with all of work they’d make beautiful jewelry such as bracelets, and necklaces. The Sumerians usually made they’re jewelry out of gold and silver but that’s not all they made they also made of things they considered art like pottery weapons and cups. Sumerians also had something called ziggurat. A Ziggurat was a place the king waited for the gods to talk to them.

The Sumerians used things like irrigation systems, levees, and to make life easier. The Sumerians didn’t have all of the technology we have today instead they had things like irrigation systems. An irrigation system was a system used to supply their crops with water so they wouldn’t die. The Sumerians also used something called levees. A Levee is a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks. The Sumerians used the Levee to prevent the water coming from the irrigation system from flooding. When the land was dry they poked holes in the levees and the water flowed into the fields and watered their crops. The Sumerians also built dams along the river to block the water and force it to collect in holes they had dug and they saved the water for later use.

The Sumerians worked together to make rules for the people. In Sumer they had these little cities called city-states. A city-state they were called that because they were like small independent countries. A different king ruled each city-state; the Sumerians believed that the gods to rule in their place chose these kings. A king also had a city-state army because all they did was fight over land. To get information from the gods the kings had to go to the ziggurat wait until they got and instruction from the gods. Once the kings knew what to do they told the government, and then they informed the people

Elroi Weick said...

Sumer is a civilization because it has art, government, and sable food supply. Sumer is civilization because it has sable food supply and sable food supply is irrigation and irrigation was the thing they used when the community was flooding. So I think that Sumer is civilization. This is my reasoning for why I think Sumer is civilization.
Sumer was also a civilization because it had government and they used that because there was allot of things that they used that for like there was Gods and the Gods told the king what to do. They had the king and the king goes and talks to the god and the god told him what to go tell the people. The person was another Sumer because the person was there to here what the king had to say so they could do it.
Sumer was a civilization because there was technology and technology had irrigation system, plows and it had moats and they all used that because to carry the food and they used it to help them survive. It also had social structure, it had different jobs to make their community stronger and they had certain rules so there would not be any chaos. These different parts and level of jobs can help the community a wealthier place. All these characteristics are from Sumer. These characteristics help some people survive and to be sturdy. Some of the characteristics help some people in their town or city. People of sumer used art to carry on the jewelry to make people look good and people would use music because there would be nothing to do and people would say that you could not like it and I would think that people of sumer would make music and people would do that about people and also people would say that you don’t have and I would have to say that about it. People in Sumer and people would say that about sumer. That’s all the things that people would say about and I would say about all the things about and I would say about the irrigation system and people would say that you would say all about this full essay and people would say lots of things about sumer but there still more questions that people ask about that life of sumer .

Jailene Garcia said...

Sumer Civilization was a grate coummuity to each other becaue they had a government that made rules, they had technology witch helped then to work around better in their community, they also had writing that helped them to communicate with each other. All of these characteristics play a good row in their community. They need all of these 7 characteristics because the people that were taken advented of the people that was poor than there were and also the community would be fair and it would be a community that someone that didn’t lived there would want to live in it.

Sumer had a government the government helped the community a lot because with out the community they wouldn’t had any rules witch the rules and law were very important because if they didn’t had any law the community wouldn’t be a safe community. The government also had its king, its god, and its army to project them from others. The government was helpful because if there was something wrong with the community he would hell them like for example a problem with money or something like that the government would help them.

Writing was a helpful thing during Sumer civilization because that’s how people communicated with each other and also writing was an n important thing around Sumer civilization because so that the people what were back in the days they could had lelft something in writing so that people would knew that there were people that lived there back in those days. Writing was an important thng back in those days because for example if someone had to vote or someone was steeling whites theirs they could talk it out and also talking would make less fighting in the community and it would make it a better community to live in.

Technolgy was an important part of the sumer cilivzation because with technology they could have worked better around with their farming or other things. Technolgy help around because if something happened they could have written a paper about what happened to inform the people that are worry. Technogly in the sumer cilivzation was an irrigation system. They use irrigation system to control the water supply, and their plats that they had haversted would not die. Anther Technogly they used was a wheel. The wheel would helped them to make horse carriage so that it would be an easier way to each around places

I know that sumer was a civilization because they also had a social structer. The social structure was divided into class. There was the upper class; the middle classman also there was the lower class. The upper class and the middle class that was for people that had money like the government, the kings, and also the gods. The lower class was for people that were poor like farmers and other more.

Kevin Cambra said...

Sumerians was a civilation because, the Sumerians had a government, it had social struedure, and they had technology. We have all of these things and more. With out these three things you are not a civilation. You need these and more to be a civilation town or city.
The Sumerians government made law and rules to control things. The king was the government of all the people in the town/village/. The gods was above the king, the king would go to the god and ask them what to do, if he didn’t know what to do. The government was the leader of the army.
Sumerians social structure to separate the classes. The upper class was the government. Farmers were the middle class. The slaves was in the lower class.
They use modernize Technology. They did the only way in which they used three things. First they used the irrigation system to help control the current. They also used the plow. The wheel as well.

lucinda said...

Sumer
Sumer is a civilization because it’s a well-organized city-state, because of the government, social structures, and technology. The technology helped because it helped them invent, and be more complex. Then the government helped to enforce rules and to be organized. The last one is structure also helped by letting them be organized. Now lets begin the essay.
The government has laws. The reason they have laws is because they need to follow them so their city-state can be safer. They also have armies to protect them of any danger. There also there to make sure the Samarians follow the laws/rules. They also have a king. The king is not basically the one to rule he gives out the commands (the gods tell him what to do he tells the Sumerians).
The social structure in the upper class had the king the priest the rulers and government. The upper class had the upper class had the most important Sumerians. The middle class had the ones that were like the kings helper / that help with the city-state. One example from a Sumerian that’s in the middle class was the farmers. They would plant food and the other Sumerians would get it/ collect it to make food for their family. The lower class had basically the poor people.
The other thing the Sumerians had & used was technology. They used it to modernize their city-state. One thing they used as technology was called “wheel” they used this item to move carriages and to travel places. Another item the Sumerians used was called “irrigation system” was a technology used to control the water supply, and protect things. To make sure there were no floods. Another tool/technology they used was called “plow” the plow was a farming tool that they used when they planted the crops.
These are the reasons why I think Sumer was a civilization. The review the reason there was social structure witch helped them become a civilization then there was technology witch also helped. The last there was government witch helped in laws and enforcement. That is why I think Sumer was a civilization.

Eda said...

The civilization




the art is the civilization that cause the problem because they had water surround them so that if someone wants to escape so that there is safety for them or if someone hate someone real bad to destroy there kingdom and they can just fall in the water. And they have had a king to send out the guards. They also paint on clay. And they includes creative forms of expression such as painting architecture.

The technology they used the wheel to carry there good long distance.
And they also inverted the sedge into the wheels.
The wheels of technology was often used by the army and was pulled by the horses
While the solider stood behind the shield.

They had many armies the king lead the army with the governor and scribes. They had many groups that made there government they looked for damage and made sure that none of the farmers didn’t take water illegally. The king looks out from his palace walls over the city states and he rules. The Sumerian were the first people to develop system of written laws.

Written Sumerian created a written language called cuneiform it was carved
Into clay using the wedge sharp tools.
The Sumerians also used by pictographs as simpler way of written While making the pictographs scrip’s used a sharpened reed on wet clay so when it dries it is permeate recovered.

The stable food supply they use to use weapons tools as before the plow thy used anima horns or sticks to poke holes in the earth.
One end of the wooden plow was bent for cutting in the ground to turn the soil.
Stable food they use to use it to keep safe there palace.
Many of stable food supply are sometime trying to help others.

Epiphany Dunston said...

Sumer was a civilization. Sumer was a civilization because they had 7 characteristics of a civilization. For example Sumer had government, The Arts, Social Structure, and Tecnolegy. I will be explaning some of Sumer characteristics for being a civilization.



One of Sumer’s characteristics are that the Sumerians enjoyed making jewelry clothes and music. The Sumerians enjoyed doing these things because when they wore the clothing and jewelry they could express them self. Also be a personalized type of person. Also the Sumerians liked to make music because they belived that the sound would make the god come down to them. And they mainly played there music and sang when a temple ceremonies. They would also some times write love songs and used them to entertane guest at parties.


Another one of Sumer characteristics are that they had a Government system. In the Government system the Government would work together to make rules for the people who are in lower class and middle class. Also the governments had a arrangement or organization. In this organization there were the gods as the highest government then the king, and the people were last. In the government there were many armies. And the king lead the army with scribes.


The Sumerians were also a civilization because they had technology. The Sumerians mainly use technology to solve there every day problems, and to keep there area safe at all times. For example they used an arigation system to come up with ways to keep water form coming into there land and causing flouds. Another way of using technology was the plow the plow was used to plow snow so that they could still plant in the snowy seasons. They had also used a moat so that intruders would not enter, and if they tried they would die.

Epiphany Dunston said...

Sumer was a civilization. Sumer was a civilization because they had 7 characteristics of a civilization. For example Sumer had government, The Arts, Social Structure, and Tecnolegy. I will be explaning some of Sumer characteristics for being a civilization.



One of Sumer’s characteristics are that the Sumerians enjoyed making jewelry clothes and music. The Sumerians enjoyed doing these things because when they wore the clothing and jewelry they could express them self. Also be a personalized type of person. Also the Sumerians liked to make music because they belived that the sound would make the god come down to them. And they mainly played there music and sang when a temple ceremonies. They would also some times write love songs and used them to entertane guest at parties.


Another one of Sumer characteristics are that they had a Government system. In the Government system the Government would work together to make rules for the people who are in lower class and middle class. Also the governments had a arrangement or organization. In this organization there were the gods as the highest government then the king, and the people were last. In the government there were many armies. And the king lead the army with scribes.


The Sumerians were also a civilization because they had technology. The Sumerians mainly use technology to solve there every day problems, and to keep there area safe at all times. For example they used an arigation system to come up with ways to keep water form coming into there land and causing flouds. Another way of using technology was the plow the plow was used to plow snow so that they could still plant in the snowy seasons. They had also used a moat so that intruders would not enter, and if they tried they would die.

Jovanny said...

Sumer was an organized community because it had a government, it had a social structure, and they used technology to modernize their city-state.

Sumerians government kept control over their community, by creating laws. Sumerians made laws and rules for their workers or slaves. The kings and the gods talk to the rich people about the slaves. The Sumerians always hade an army. They where always armed and ready

Sumerians used social structure to separate their classes. In the upper class their where the rich. In the middle class their where the farmers. And in the lower class their where the slaves, which did work for the rich.

Sumerians used technology to modernize their community. They had their irrigation system, which brings water to them. They hade plow which is when the farmers tie up an animal to this thing and then they bring it across the field to plant seeds. They even hade wheel, which is when they tie up a horse to a cart or something like that, to bring them around town.

That’s why the Sumerians hade organized community because it had government, it had a social structure, and they used technology to modernize their city state.

Tabrina st.Cyere said...

Sumer was a civilization because they had government, technology and a social structure. All these points are very important to an organized civilization like Sumer. They were developing into a more advanced civilization. They faced challenges and improved their way of living with things like technology, which allowed them to take step into the future. Social structure helped them becoming a civilization.

Sumeriens had government and laws to keep the peace within their civilization. The civilization had an army that carried out the king’s wishes and obtained the law. The rules and laws were as the sumeriens believed told to the king by the gods while the king was up in his ziggurat or worship place. The told to people to follow what the gods have told the king. The king also went to the gods for war advice and actions for Sumer.
The Sumerians had social structure to separate the classes from each other. The classes were much like they are today but lower class is very low. The first and most important class is upper class that consisted of people such as priest or the wealthy. Then there was middle class witch consisted of people like farmers that owed land. The lowest and most miserable class is lower class which included slaves that were forced to do other peoples work. That is just about as low as you can get.
Sumerians enabled themselves with technology to make their way of life easier. The Sumerians most wowing invention was the wheel. It helped with things like transporting food or heavy objects long walking distances. The most helpful piece of technology for the farmers and everyone because they too were eating the food was the irrigation system. To put it in easier words the movement of water coming in and out of land. The Sumerians had trouble with the irrigation system and it flooding the land and them having to rebuild their houses. The Sumerians were also used plows to shorten the time it takes to ready the soil for planting something.
All these things helped Sumer to be recognized as civilization. Government, technology and social structure. Three very important things that contribute to the success rate of a civilization.

Russheena robinson said...

Sumer was a civilization because had music, art, government and more. But my favorites art why? Because I like to draw on the wall. Music was made using lyre an instrument that look like a harp. The government had a lot of armies.


The Government, when I say they had many armies I mean the king lead the god the god lead the ziggurats the ziggurats lead the people. The summer government work together to make rule for the people. The government lye to the people why because he told the people that he speak to the god which he did not.


The art, Sumer was a civilization because it had the art. The art was one of the civilizations because there was Music. Music was important to art because everyone like music. Sumerian enjoyed making jewelry, clothes, and Music why because they got to. When I grow up I want to be like the people how do art why? Because I like to draw. If I don’t be a art I wan to be a actor


Music, music was made using lyre an instrument. Music is a Sumer because everyone like music cans you live with out lesson to music? NO!!!!!! Ok. One of my favorite music is hip-hop why because you get to dance to it or sing if you no the song.



Music, the art, and government all of these were Sumerian. Musical is the next name for music and it means someone that plays a instrument. Government

weslin said...

sumer was a very organized community because it had a government, it had social structure, and it had technology. In this city state government was to keep every thing under control. The social structure was to separate their classes. Also the technology helped the sumarians to modernize their community. Sumer was a civilization.

Sumarians used a government to keep the community under control. One thing they did was to add laws and rules. Second thing was that they added gods and kings, which worked in the ziggaruts. One more thing they did was to make a army, to keep the community safe. These things help the city state stay under control. They didn’t only do those things to keep things under control they did more. Its one step to make their city into a civilization.

Social structure was very important to the sumarians because it separates their classes. The first is the upper class. Which has priests, landowners, and government officials. The second was the mid class. Which had merchants and craft workers. The last was the low class. Which had the slaves. This social structure helped the sumarians separate their classes.

The sumarians used technology to modernize their community. Some things they had is a irragation system. That system helped them carry water from one place to another. A second thing that they used was a wheel, the wheel was used to carry soldiers of the army. Last thing was something called a plow, they used the plow to push things and onto the farm.

Sumer was a organized community. With these things they accomplished a lot to become a civilization.

jason padill :-0 said...

I think Sumer its ancient language or the early, non-Semitic element it contributed to Babylonian civilization and I think is because of the art, music, and clothes. . They had the king and the king goes and talks to the god and the god told him what to go tell the people. Were another Sumer because the people were they’re to here what the king had to say so they could do it. It also had social structure, it had different jobs to make their community stronger and they had certain rules so there would not be any chaos. And Sumer is a civilization it had food -supplies. And Sumer was a civilization because there was technology and technology had irrigation system. The Sumer government worked together to make rules for the people. And the irrigation System was something made to stop or fix a problem. Having and social structure kept the government and community organized. There government also had an army and kings and ziggurats. They were very brave army’s, kings, and ziggurats. Lower class was basically slaves and middle was regular people. The very top was the god. They had different things like the wheel to push the Sumerians food and themselves while horses pulled and move. That’s how they carry food to destinations....

BRANDLY said...

Yes because of it social structure the art stable food suppIy technology and their writing. Social structure_ A SOCIAL STRUCTURE INCULDE DIFFERENT JOBS AND SOCAL LEVELS LIKE UPPER CLASS MIDD LOW CLASS. SOCAL STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSETHEY NEED THEIR OWN ROOF TO LIVE IN AND THE HIGER LEVELS HOD MORE STATUS THESE WERE PRIESTSLAND OWNS,AND GOVERMENTOFFICALS. THE ART_INCUDE CREUTIVE FORMS OF EXPRESSION SUCH AS PEINTING. ARCHITECTURE AND MUISC. PRACTICAL OBJECTS LIKE WEAPONS ANFCUPS.MUISC WAS ANOTHER IMPROTANT ART IN SUMMER. Yes because of it social structure the art stable food suppIy technology and their writing. Social structure_ A SOCIAL STRUCTURE INCULDE DIFFERENT JOBS AND SOCAL LEVELS LIKE UPPER CLASS MIDD LOW CLASS. SOCAL STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSETHEY NEED THEIR OWN ROOF TO LIVE IN AND THE HIGER LEVELS HOD MORE STATUS THESE WERE PRIESTSLAND OWNS,AND GOVERMENTOFFICALS. THE ART_INCUDE CREUTIVE FORMS OF EXPRESSION SUCH AS PEINTING. ARCHITECTURE AND MUISC. PRACTICAL OBJECTS LIKE WEAPONS ANFCUPS.MUISC WAS ANOTHER IMPROTANT ART IN SUMMER. STABLE FOOD_BEFOR THE PLOW THEY USED ANIMAL BRONS OR STICKS TO PROKE HOLES IN THE EARTH. ONE END0F THE WOODEN PLOW WAS BENT FOR CUTING IN THE GROUND TO TRUN TH SAIL.

BRANDLY said...

Yes because of it social structure the art stable food suppIy technology and their writing. Social structure_ A SOCIAL STRUCTURE INCULDE DIFFERENT JOBS AND SOCAL LEVELS LIKE UPPER CLASS MIDD LOW CLASS. SOCAL STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSETHEY NEED THEIR OWN ROOF TO LIVE IN AND THE HIGER LEVELS HOD MORE STATUS THESE WERE PRIESTSLAND OWNS,AND GOVERMENTOFFICALS. THE ART_INCUDE CREUTIVE FORMS OF EXPRESSION SUCH AS PEINTING. ARCHITECTURE AND MUISC. PRACTICAL OBJECTS LIKE WEAPONS ANFCUPS.MUISC WAS ANOTHER IMPROTANT ART IN SUMMER. Yes because of it social structure the art stable food suppIy technology and their writing. Social structure_ A SOCIAL STRUCTURE INCULDE DIFFERENT JOBS AND SOCAL LEVELS LIKE UPPER CLASS MIDD LOW CLASS. SOCAL STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSETHEY NEED THEIR OWN ROOF TO LIVE IN AND THE HIGER LEVELS HOD MORE STATUS THESE WERE PRIESTSLAND OWNS,AND GOVERMENTOFFICALS. THE ART_INCUDE CREUTIVE FORMS OF EXPRESSION SUCH AS PEINTING. ARCHITECTURE AND MUISC. PRACTICAL OBJECTS LIKE WEAPONS ANFCUPS.MUISC WAS ANOTHER IMPROTANT ART IN SUMMER. STABLE FOOD_BEFOR THE PLOW THEY USED ANIMAL BRONS OR STICKS TO PROKE HOLES IN THE EARTH. ONE END0F THE WOODEN PLOW WAS BENT FOR CUTING IN THE GROUND TO TRUN TH SAIL.

BRANDLY said...

Yes because of it social structure the art stable food suppIy technology and their writing. Social structure_ A SOCIAL STRUCTURE INCULDE DIFFERENT JOBS AND SOCAL LEVELS LIKE UPPER CLASS MIDD LOW CLASS. SOCAL STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSETHEY NEED THEIR OWN ROOF TO LIVE IN AND THE HIGER LEVELS HOD MORE STATUS THESE WERE PRIESTSLAND OWNS,AND GOVERMENTOFFICALS. THE ART_INCUDE CREUTIVE FORMS OF EXPRESSION SUCH AS PEINTING. ARCHITECTURE AND MUISC. PRACTICAL OBJECTS LIKE WEAPONS ANFCUPS.MUISC WAS ANOTHER IMPROTANT ART IN SUMMER. Yes because of it social structure the art stable food suppIy technology and their writing. Social structure_ A SOCIAL STRUCTURE INCULDE DIFFERENT JOBS AND SOCAL LEVELS LIKE UPPER CLASS MIDD LOW CLASS. SOCAL STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSETHEY NEED THEIR OWN ROOF TO LIVE IN AND THE HIGER LEVELS HOD MORE STATUS THESE WERE PRIESTSLAND OWNS,AND GOVERMENTOFFICALS. THE ART_INCUDE CREUTIVE FORMS OF EXPRESSION SUCH AS PEINTING. ARCHITECTURE AND MUISC. PRACTICAL OBJECTS LIKE WEAPONS ANFCUPS.MUISC WAS ANOTHER IMPROTANT ART IN SUMMER. STABLE FOOD_BEFOR THE PLOW THEY USED ANIMAL BRONS OR STICKS TO PROKE HOLES IN THE EARTH. ONE END0F THE WOODEN PLOW WAS BENT FOR CUTING IN THE GROUND TO TRUN TH SAIL.

BRANDLY said...

Yes because of it social structure the art stable food suppIy technology and their writing. Social structure_ A SOCIAL STRUCTURE INCULDE DIFFERENT JOBS AND SOCAL LEVELS LIKE UPPER CLASS MIDD LOW CLASS. SOCAL STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSETHEY NEED THEIR OWN ROOF TO LIVE IN AND THE HIGER LEVELS HOD MORE STATUS THESE WERE PRIESTSLAND OWNS,AND GOVERMENTOFFICALS. THE ART_INCUDE CREUTIVE FORMS OF EXPRESSION SUCH AS PEINTING. ARCHITECTURE AND MUISC. PRACTICAL OBJECTS LIKE WEAPONS ANFCUPS.MUISC WAS ANOTHER IMPROTANT ART IN SUMMER. Yes because of it social structure the art stable food suppIy technology and their writing. Social structure_ A SOCIAL STRUCTURE INCULDE DIFFERENT JOBS AND SOCAL LEVELS LIKE UPPER CLASS MIDD LOW CLASS. SOCAL STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSETHEY NEED THEIR OWN ROOF TO LIVE IN AND THE HIGER LEVELS HOD MORE STATUS THESE WERE PRIESTSLAND OWNS,AND GOVERMENTOFFICALS. THE ART_INCUDE CREUTIVE FORMS OF EXPRESSION SUCH AS PEINTING. ARCHITECTURE AND MUISC. PRACTICAL OBJECTS LIKE WEAPONS ANFCUPS.MUISC WAS ANOTHER IMPROTANT ART IN SUMMER. STABLE FOOD_BEFOR THE PLOW THEY USED ANIMAL BRONS OR STICKS TO PROKE HOLES IN THE EARTH. ONE END0F THE WOODEN PLOW WAS BENT FOR CUTING IN THE GROUND TO TRUN TH SAIL.

shomari holmes said...

Sumer was a civilization because they had art, government and technology. These characteristics help summer survive because they had all the makings of a civilization. The Sumerians were also able to have a nice civilization because they had no chaos. And also during this time there were to types of era’s called the Paleolithic Neolithic times. During each of these times each era had its own way of civilization and today I will be talking about them. The Sumerians enjoyed making jewelry clothes and objects like cups and weapons. The Sumerians also enjoyed making jewls because they got to look nice. They made music for entertainment. They express their feelings by painting and the Sumerians also painted for entertainment. The Sumerians had some things that we have in our civilization today. Another reason why Sumerians were also a civilization is because they had government. And the government helped because it helped keep order in the civilization. And the government worked together to make rules for the people. The Sumerians also had different levels of sophistication. The Sumerian government was very powerful and very useful to the Sumerians survival. The Sumerians were able to make technology like an irrigation system, carts ,plows and moats. The Sumerians used the carts so they can carry big loads of heavy things. The Sumerian s were very creative because they build an irrigation system. Which helped their water supplies so they can grow crops to survive off of. And so these items and tools that were made by the Sumerians were very use for their survival. And last but not least is the conclusion that will tell the last part of the Sumerians civilazation. The Sumerians were very handy and creative with there surroundings. And because of that they were able to make use of the tools they made. The Sumerians also had to work much harder than we do today. And some of the things that we have now are taken for granted today.

Deanna Fernandes said...

Sumer was a civilization because it had THE ARTS, GOVN’T and TECHNOLOGY. Sumerians had art because they enjoyed creating jewelry, playing music and making clothing. The government of the Sumerians worked together as a group to make new rules for there people. Sumerians had different technology to help them carry their goods through out the town. Sumerians created and had lots of things to help them carry, listen and wear in there civilization.
Sumerians enjoyed making jewelry, music and clothing. Sumerians made jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets and earrings. They also made an instrument to make music with called a lyre, which was a harped shape music instrument. Another object they created for art were weapons, cups and plates. One last thing they created was a mirror they created this so they can look at themselves without asking someone else how they look. Sumerians had art because they wanted to express themselves and make themselves look good.
The Sumerians government worked together to make new rules for the people. Everyday the king would go into the ZIGGURAT and would listen to the GODS because they would tell him what to do for the people. After he would come out the Ziggurat and would go down to the town and tell the people what the GODS told him. Then the people would go around the town telling other neighbors, friends, family and even people they haven’t met before so everyone could know the new rules. The Sumerians had a govn’t because they needed someway to make new rules so they could tell the people what to do so they created a govn’t so they can know what the GODS wanted them to do.
Sumerians created technology to help them carry and make food and water. The Sumerians made an irrigation system, an irrigation system is a big lake filled with water surrounding the Sumerian village to keep away enemies. They also created a machine called a PLOW this object was used to dig into the ground to turn the soil so the farmers could plant there food. Also, they created a wheel this was used to be attached to a horse and people who needed to get places rode in it. Sumerians had technology because they didn’t want to carry food and buckets of water on there backs all the time so they created these items to help them with there daily lifestyle needs.
Sumer was a civilization because it had lots of things to make a community a govn’t and a place for the Sumerians to be safe without getting into any danger.

Nashaly Seguinot said...

Was Sumer a civilization?

Sumer was an important civilization because, it had stable food supply, it had a government and it had a social structure. The food supply was to keep everyone eating so they survive longer. The government helped them to have laws and rules. Lastly the social structure helped them recognize the classes they had. Sumer was defiantly a civilization.
Food is important for Sumerians so the Sumerians can survive longer. The food helped them to survive their lives and live longer. Depending on what they eat, their health would have been better. If they planted the food correct then they would have had healthier food and more food. In each civilized community their will be food so that people can survive.
The governments helped to keep their cilized communities under control. The gods were their to tell the king the wishes they had. The kings were there to follow the wishes the gods had and to keep the civilized communities under control. The army fought for their communities. Each government helped their civilized communities under control.
Social Structure was to separate the classes upper class, middle class and lower class. Each class has a meaning. Upper class is wear the more edvanced people are like, pastors and kings mostly the richer people. The middle class would be the farmers and people who ha jobs that was not that important. Lower class were where the slaves go.
Sumer was definitely a civilization. I t had certain features. Three features are having stable food supply. They also had to have a government. Lastly they had Social structure. Theses are some of the appliance they needed to be a civilization. Yes, they were a civilization.

aniyah said...

Yes Sumer was a civilization because it had writing, government, and art. There art was making stuff like jewelry that was art to them. They had a government because they had a king that was part of there government. There writing was different because they used pictograph that was there way of writing. That is how sumer was a civilization.


Sumers art was different because they did not use words they used they used picture. It was also different because they did not use pencil they used clay. They was also different because while making pictographs the scribes would record the information and turn it in to documents. Sumerians created a writing language called cuneiform it was carved in to clay with a wedge. That is there writing that they created.



Sumer is a civilization because it has government and that is the first part of a is the king. The king has scribes and an army. The king talks to god and he tells the scribes and the scribes tell the army and the army tells the people. The king goes to the zigerod to talk to god. The king tells everyone what to do. That’s how the government worked before.


The Sumerians have art and they make stuff like new interments. They make jewelry and then they might barter because they might not have something. They also make cloths to ware or they might sell them. They even make cups out of clay. When they make stuff they have fun doing that stuff. That was what they did for fun.


Today we talked about government, writing and art. In the seconded paragraphs we talked about writing. In the third paragraph we talked about government. In the fourth paragraph we talked about art. I hope you enjoyed what I had to say.

Anonymous said...

yes sumer was a civilization they had all the things. stable food suply, technology, and more

Anonymous said...

yes sumer was a civilization they had all the things. stable food suply, technology, and more