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2. Since their homeland was entirely lacking timber, stone and minerals, the Sumerians had to create one of history's earliest trade networks over land and sea.

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1. Along with inventing writing, the wheel, the plow, law codes and literature, the Sumerians are also known as some of history's original brewers.

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The ancient Mesopotamian's created a government that was a combination of monarchy and democracy. The Sumerian kingdoms were organized into city-states for the Gods.

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The Sumerians practiced the polytheistic religion. They have left a mark on the entire middle east. The most prominent Sumerian building was the religious temple, built atop a stepped tower called a Ziggurat. Not only are its temples and Ziggurats scattered about the religion, but the literature and rituals spread thought the middle east.

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Sumerians made their money by trading several things such as pottery, jewelry, and wheat. They also traded silver, gold, ivory, and lapis.