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The States of Sumer were seemed to be ruled by kings. Their job included military and religious responsibilities. They were ruled by kings but it seemed like they had a form of democracy, because they elected officials to run government Depended on rivers to sustain agriculture, not enough water for dry farming Was located in Fertile Crescent which created great agriculture We don’t know exactly what there religion was but we believe that they believed and gods but also animism. Animism defined by thefreedictionary.com is the belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit natural objects and phenomena. Every city had its own patron god or goddess, but all believed in four main gods. made cave painting of animals statues of religious symbols objects of state, tablets recording taxes personal objects, objects that people treasured Invented seeder plow Invented cuneiform Developed a means of irrigation Developed a form of sanitation of water Paid taxes in the form of goods Such as bundles of reed and maize Agricultural people People sold goods and agricultural products Sold lumber Slaves are on the bottom Commoners are next Then merchants and artisans Then scribes Next is priests Finally the king is the highest person in social order http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84y2q4giihY 11 September 2012 <http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/connections/class/ancient/mesopart.htm>. 11 September 2012 <http://www.slideshare.net/coldcanada/mesopotamian-social-structure11827004>. Ancient Mesopotamia: Science & Inventions. 12 September 2012 <http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/TRC/MESO/science.html>. Strayer, Robert W. Ways of he World. Boston: Bedford, St. Martins, 2011. Zantonavitch, Kyrel. Sumerian Philosophy. 12 September 2012 <http://rebirthofreason.com/Articles/Zantonavitch/Sumerian_Philosophy.shtml>.