1. THE WORLD’S FIRST CIVILIZATION
THE SUMERIANS
THE WORLD’S FIRST CIVILIZATION

2. BIRTH OF A CIVILIZATION
Nearly all of the world’s major civilizations began near a river
Why?
Water
Food (fish or crops)
Transportation

3. WHAT INGREDIENTS ARE NEEDED TO FORM A CIVILIZATION?
CITIES
GOVERNMENT
RELIGION
JOB SPECIALIZATION
SOCIAL CLASSES
PUBLIC WORKS
ART AND ARCHITECHTURE
WRITING

4. CONTROLLING THE WATER
Property and crops could be destroyed by floods or drought
Built dams, canals, ditches, reservoirs
Lead to a surplus
Surplus- having more than you need

5. SPECIALIZATION
ARRANGEMENT WHERE EACH WORKER SPECIALIZES IN A PARTICULAR JOB
ART, WRITING, LANGUAGE, EDUCATION, ARCHITECTURE

7. THE SUMERIANS Lived in Sumer 3000 BC Mostly agricultural
Had major cities of maybe 100,000 people

8. CITY-STATE
A central city and all the countryside around it.

9. OTHERS
KISH
URUK UR

10. UR

11. RELIGION Polytheism- belief in many gods
Priests one of the highest-class citizens

12. MEN AND WOMEN MEN- politics and laws WOMEN- household and children
1st female writer= Enheduanna

13. ACHIEVEMENTS CUNEIFORM- WEDGE- SHAPED WRITING
THE WHEEL- ALSO FOR POTTERY
SEWERS
MAKE-UP/ JEWELERY (GLASS)
WATER CLOCK
PLOW
BRONZE (SN+CU)
MATH SYSTEM BASED ON 60

14. THE AKKADIANS Near what is now Baghdad Led by Sargon
World’s first empire

15. EMPIRE
Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule

16. SARGON MESOPOTAMIA’S “MOSES” 1ST RULER TO HAVE A PERMANENT ARMY
1ST EMPEROR
RULED FOR 50 YEARS