https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782 How living in civilizations changed human life. en-us 2019-10-07 17:42:07 UTC 2024-12-18 12:17:27 UTC hello@padlet.com tmpalmer https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398181273 Laws act as a guideline for what is accepted in society, and government enforces the law. Without them there would be conflicts between social groups and communities. Hammurabi's Code of Law ]]> 2019-10-15 21:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398181273 tmpalmer https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398185288 Zagros (Mountains)
In the foothills of the mountains there was mild weather and rain, good for farming. Nearby there were wooded hills which provided timber for building shelters, and stones for making tools.
Tigirs and Euphrates (Rivers)
The land in the plains was dry and crops could not grow. In the spring the rivers flooded onto the plains and fertilized the land.  Unfortunately, the Sumerians did not know when the rivers would flood. In order to control the flooding they created an irrigation system and they all worked together.to keep it functioning properly. As the population grew, they began fighting over the water and protective walls were built.This is how they went from farming villages to city-states.

]]> 2019-10-15 21:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398185288 tmpalmer https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398198435 2019-10-15 22:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398198435 tmpalmer https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398206525 Highest Level - Kings, priests and government officials
Middle Class - Merchants and artisans (metalworkers)
Bottom Level - Slaves


]]> 2019-10-15 22:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398206525 tmpalmer https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398208329 The Sumerian people believed in the existence of a god or many gods.  They built temples  and huge towers made of mud bricks with shrines called ziggurats, where they worshiped the gods and gave offerings,, including human sacrifices.]]> 2019-10-15 23:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398208329 tmpalmer https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398210854 Studying art from ancient civilizations gives us a reflection of the society that created the art. The Sumerian people created art through metalwork (weapons), architecture (ziggurats), sculpting (statues) and music (drums).The Sumerians created art to bring joy to the Gods and people. ]]> 2019-10-15 23:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398210854 tmpalmer https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398214177 The Sumerians written language was called cuneiform. Cuneiform can be described as pictures etched into clay tablets by scribes. Cuneiform was used to record information about the goods people exchanged with one another.]]> 2019-10-15 23:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398214177 tmpalmer https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398218178 2019-10-15 23:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tmpalmer/2ud25r0nr782/wish/398218178