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Sumer City-States Form City-states formed along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Had own form of government Worshipped different gods and goddesses Had their own kings The region where the two rivers meet was called Sumer. Sumerians. Mesopotamian Cities Due to the fertile soil in people were able to create surpluses of food. People could stop farming and begin doing other things, like building a city. Mesopotamia built walls around their cities. Sumerians Writing first began in Sumer. Sumerian schools taught boys the new invention of writing Professional writers called scribes Kept records for the kings and priests Sumerian Writing Cuneiform Etched into clay tablets using a stylus Sumerian Cities Sumerian city streets were narrow Sumerian houses faced onto courtyards where families ate and children played Courtyard Area Sumerian Cities Sumerians burned oil lamps Sumerians had plumbing! Clay pipes were buried underground to carry waste away Sumerian Religion Worshipped many gods Polytheism Poly= many Theism= gods. Ziggurats were the main temples used to worship the gods of a city Built in the center of the cit Had steps and ramps believed that the gods descended to the Earth The Downfall of the Sumerians Sumerian kings began fighting over use of river water and land By 2000 BC, Sumer was a weakened area 1759 BC, Sumer was conquered by another group of people - the Babylonians, who were from the north.