1. Mesopotamian Cities and Trade

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

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

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

5. 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).

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

7. 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

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

9. 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.