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Ancient Mesopotamia In the Sumerian Cities By Nora and Simone Life in the Sumerian City Some of the first cities came from the region of Sumer There was a lot of traffic because the roads were very thin People had to go against the buildings because the roads were so thin Sumerian houses were on inner courtyards, where the families ate and children played When it got hot outside, the families slept on their flat roof The Sumerian streets were very busy with musicians, acrobats, beggars, and water sellers Scribes charged people that he helped to write letters Cities in Sumer • Many people think that towns and cities began in Sumer around 700 years ago • Nomads moved into the rich lands and began small villages that turned into towns • After a while, these towns formed into civilization of Sumer • Sumer is usually called “Cradle of Civilization” • The large cities became city-states where the city gov. would rule over the cities and the land around it Sumerian Gov. • The different governments fought each other • The different governments built walls around their cities • There were different citystates in Sumer, and some of the most powerful citystates Eridu, Bad- Tibura, Shuruppak, and Sipper • Eridu was the first major city that was formed • Eridu is one of then oldest cities in the world More on Sumerian Gov. • Each city state had its own ruler that was like a king/governor • Their were also laws in addition to the king/governor • Each city state had a large temple for their own God FUN FACTS Bibliography Jacobs, Heidi Hayes., Brenda Randolph, and Michal L. LeVasseur. The Ancient World. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1998. Print. “Ancient Mesopotamia.” : Sumerians for Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015 “Ancient Mesopotamia – The Sumerians.” Ancient Mesopotamia – The Sumerians. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2015 Mesopotamia Living! By, Eliana Menashe Clothing… Clothing was usually made from sheepskin or wool. Housing… People mostly lived in mud brick homes. They were rectangular and had 2-3 levels. The roofs were flat and since it was so hot people would often sleep on the roofs during hot summers . Life… With the start of the Sumerian civilization, daily life in Mesopotamia started to change, people lived in small villages and most people hunted and gathered. There wasn't a lot of variety in jobs Location Mesopotamia is located in Iraq (Now in days) Entertainment As the city grew bigger there were more resources and there was more free time and entertainment. Ancient Mesopotamia By Anna Benoliel Uruk Uruk was one of the first cities in the world Uruk had an estimated population of 80,000 people making it the largest city in the world Uruk was able to grow so large because of advanced farming Akkad Archeologists still haven't found Akkad Akkad was one of the worlds first place with an official ruler A lot of the sumarien cities took over Mesopotamia Assur Assur was the first capital of the Assyrian empire But eventually another city takes over Assur was named after the god of Assyrians Babylon Babylon was the biggest next biggest city in the world it had an estimated population of 200,000 people Babylon is located along the banks of the Euphrates river Today the ruins of the city can be found about 50 miles south of Doeghdad Nimrud Nimrud became the capital city of the Assyrian empire in the 13th century BC Nimrud was home to some of the most Magnificent places in ancient history The palace of shalmcaneser 3 had over 200 rooms Nineveh The city was built well king Sennacherib ruled One of the reason Nineveh is famous form the story of Jonah and the whale G-d tells Jonah to travel up to Nineveh Persepolis Persepolis was the capitol of the Persian empire The city was located in SE Iran Most of the city is being reconstructed by archeologists Cites • http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/great_cities_of_ancient_ mesopotamia.php Sumerin Religion By: Aliza A. - Esti K. Sumerin Gods/Beliefs • Ancient Sumerian's worshiped many, many Gods. • Each Sumerin city had their own God. • Sumerin gods were a lot like humans. • Sumerian's believed in myths such as genies, demons, and evil spirit. • They believed that the world was surrounded by fresh ocean water. • People said that if you made the gods angry, you’d be punished. • The priests would wash the gods before and after each and every meal. • The Sumerin believed that plants grew because male gods mated with female gods. Temples/ Ziggurat • Each city had a ziggurat or temple. • The priests would live in the ziggurat and make sacrifices. • Some ziggurats were even more than 7 floors tall. • Each ziggurat had one temple on the top. • The ziggurats were the tallest and biggest buildings in town. Sumerin Gods 1.Utu 2.Anu 3.Enlil 4.Enki 5.Nana 6.Inanna One of the most important god Anu was offered the following meal daily: • 1 bullock • 2 bulls • 2 vessels of milk • 3 duck eggs • 3 cranes • 3 ostrich eggs • 4 wild boars • 7 ducks • 8 lambs • 21 rams • 29 bushels of dates • 60 birds • 243 loaves of bread Work Cited 1."Ancient Mesopotamia." : Religion and Gods. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. 2. Jacobs, Heidi Hayes., Brenda Randolph, and Michal L. LeVasseur. The Ancient World. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, 1998. Print.