My radiant padlet by Teagan Wendt https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2016-10-14 14:02:12 UTC 2016-11-06 01:50:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Cities  tawendt https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130743704 The earliest-known civilization arose in what is now southern Iraq, on a flat plain bounded by the Tigris River and the Euphrates River. This area was called Mesopotamia, which is Greek for“the land between the rivers.” Many cities had formed in southern Mesopotamia in a region known as Sumer.]]> 2016-10-14 14:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130743704 Organized Government tawendt https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130743775 As cities took shape, so did the need for
organization. Someone had to make plans
and decisions about matters of common
concern. People formed governments to do
just that. Their leaders took charge of food
supplies and building projects. They made
laws to keep order and assembled armies to
fend off enemies.
]]> 2016-10-14 14:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130743775 Art tawendt https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130743874 With fewer worries about meeting their basic needs, people in the river valleys had more time to think about other things. They developed art.  The Mesopotamia's creativity extended to technology too. Sumerians also invented the wagon wheel to help carry people and goods from place to place.Another breakthrough was the plow, which made farming easier. Still another invention was the sailboat, which replaced muscle power with wind power.]]> 2016-10-14 14:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130743874 Religion tawendt https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130743984 The Sumerians believed in many gods. Each was thought to have power over a natural force or a human activity,  for example, flooding, or basket weaving. The Sumerians tried hard please the gods. They built a grand temple called a ziggurat to the chief god. The word ziggurat means “mountain of god” or “hill of heaven.”]]> 2016-10-14 14:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130743984 Class Divisions tawendt https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130744076 Most people in Sumer farmed. However some were artisans, or skilled workers who made metal products,cloth, or pottery. Other people in Sumer worked as merchants or traders. They traveled to other cities and towns and traded tools, wheat, and barley for copper, tin, and timber—things that Sumer did not have.People in Sumer were divided into three social classes. The upper class included kings, priests, and government officials. In the middle class were artisans,merchants, farmers, and fishers. These people made up the largest group. The lower class were enslaved people who worked on farms or in the temples.]]> 2016-10-14 14:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130744076 Writing Systems tawendt https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130744140 To pass on information, they invented ways of writing. They also created calendars to tell time.  Writing is important because it helps people keep records and pass on their ideas to others.People in Sumer developed writing to keep track of business deals and other events. Their writing was called cuneiform. It consisted of hundreds of wedge-shaped marks cut into damp clay tablets with a sharp-ended reed. Only a few people—mostly boys from wealthy families—learned how to write.After years of training, they became scribes, or record keepers. Scribes held honored positions in society, often going onto become judges and political leaders.]]> 2016-10-14 14:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/130744140 By: Teagan Wendt tawendt https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/135576602 2016-11-06 01:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tawendt/svdifj5mcb8v/wish/135576602