Mesopotamian Cities and Trade. My City is Better Than Your City  In 3,500 B.C.E, Sumerians moved into Mesopotamia.  They  Built roads  Created wheels.

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Mesopotamian Cities and Trade

My City is Better Than Your City  In 3,500 B.C.E, Sumerians moved into Mesopotamia.  They  Built roads  Created wheels

My City is Better Than Your City  Irrigation improved.  Farmers grew more than enough food.  Populations increased.  Trade increased.

My City is Better Than Your City  Other jobs became important:  Bakers  Weavers  Leather crafters

My City is Better Than Your City  Towns grew into cities with thousands of people.  Each city was a city-state (like a separate country).

My City is Better Than Your City  The early city- states were rivals and would often fight their neighbors.

I’ll Trade You Copper for a Necklace  Before money was used, deals were made by bartering.  Bartering means to trade by exchanging one good for another Farmers would trade barley for mats, tools, and pottery

I’ll Trade You Copper for a Necklace  In 2,500 B.C.E. people started paying bills with silver coils

I’ll Trade You Copper for a Necklace  Mesopotamians traded with people as far away as India.  They also sent out armies to conquer lands with valuable resources.