HIST-1107EL Quiz: Sumerian city
12 Nov 2020
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Sumerian city: sumerian city: building erected around 3500 bce, later with walls for protection; agriculture and trade (mud bricks!, caravans together with shipping crucial for trade and converged at the head of. Indus: trade proven between the indus region and sumer, strong influence of the indus society; strong water management and also strong religious influences script nod deciphered. Egypt: sumerian influences in egypt, but more elaborate writing system, easy transport due to the nile and its winds, thus strong metropolitan web, egypt stayed unified after unification. Large amounts of grain and mobility ensured a large wealth and workforce of which the. Inward turned civilisation, risky as 1678 bce hyskos took over and dragged egypt into a system or military rulers. Large villages around 3000 bce; specialised craftsmen and highly evolved technology. Leaders: ritual leaders for ancestral rites: soon: warfare became common: spiritual leaders also took charge of that.
