Ancient Sumerians from Mesopotamia By Kai Hirose Were the Sumerians from ancient Mesopotamia extremely important in shaping modern civilization?. Who were the Sumerians? ➢ The Sumerians moved to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers about 3500 BCE.
Some of the first civilizations started out in present day South America, Europe and the Middle East. Mesopotamia started coming together in 8000 B.C.E. located in present day Iraq and Syria, and the Chavin civilization was located in modern day Peru becoming prominent in 900 B.C.E. These two civilizations had many similarities in religious, political, and technological advancements mainly because the Mesopotamian civilization was a big influence to many others. Both the Mesopotamian and Chavin political structures were heavily based around their religion. Their leaders were not only monarchs, but they were also thought to be blessed with the power which also serves them as religious authority.
Mesopotamia and the Shang and Zhou were two very successful early civilizations. Mesopotamia was a civilization that emerged from the fertile lands between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers in the Middle East. Chinese people called the Shang took over a portion of northern China located near the Huang He, and began to develop their dynasty. The Zhou dynasty took over the Shang, but both dynasties succeed in bringing China new achievements.
Ancient Mesopotamia was a civilization from 4,000 B.C., which was almost 6,000 years ago! A civilization is a large group of non-nomadic people with its language and set of rules, usually advanced for its time. Ancient Mesopotamia, located in the Fertile Crescent (Modern day Iran/Turkey), has been debated for years, with people asking, “should Ancient Mesopotamia be considered the first civilization?” Well, Mesopotamia should be considered the first civilization because of its social structure, politics, and achievements. Ancient Mesopotamia had an advanced social structure for its time.
After the Neolithic Revolution Era, civilizations in Asia and Northeast Africa started to form. All of the civilizations in that area were located near water, so that’s why they were all called, River Valley Civilizations. The most advanced ancient river valley civilization was the Indus Valley Civilization. According to Document 5, it states that “While the cities of Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt were built with very little planning...the cities of the Indus Valley were sophisticatedly planned. The cities were built on a grid system.”
2,000 years later (due to the rich soils that were farmed earlier) the first civilization was formed- Mesopotamia. Another
Sumerian made many advancements that helped shape history. Their advancements did not only shape history, but it also impacted their society. Some advancements got them plenty of food to eat. That food helped the society by helping it grow. Other advancements helped Sumerians get from place to place.
Ancient Mesopotamia made many contributions to modern society. The contributions they made were over all aspects in life like technology, science, and mathematics. The contributions they made in their civilization made daily life easier. The contributions they achieved and now used in modern society. The Sumerians made outstanding contributions that we use today.
How The Epic of Gilgamesh Reflects Sumerian Beliefs Surrounding “Civilization” Throughout ancient history, various societies and cultures held strong beliefs about what they considered “civilized,” which shaped not only their self perception but also their practices and literary works. Many societies held elements of their interpersonal relationships and community structure to different values, creating unique lifestyles based on their perception of “civilization.” This can be seen notably throughout Sumerian society, as depicted through The Epic of Gilgamesh, a sprawling story written around 2000 BC about an Uruk king who undergoes a hero’s journey. Throughout the story, there is ample evidence that Sumerian culture stressed an ambitious
The Sumer region was in Mesopotamia, which is now the current Iraq. This area is very famous due to writing which was the cuneiform script on the clay tablets. The systematic record keeping, the plow, which was the agricultural development. Social and economic organization was also a well known factor, followed by, units of time which was the division of a day into 24 hours as well as one hour into 60 minutes. Also, mainly because of the settlement that took place there.
Cuneiform was the earliest writing system invented and discovered. It began as a system of pictograms and then the pictograms became more abstract and turned into numbers and characters…finally became cuneiform. This system consists of a combo of alphabetic and syllabic signs. The writing is used for rituals, prayers, records, legends, and myths. It was invented about 6,000 years ago around 3500- 3000 BC.
Written Script Certainly, one of the most important developments of mankind has been writing. But what factors spurred the development of written scripts? According to Pollard, Rosenberg and Tignor, Mesopotamia was the birth place of the first writing system.
Before Civilizations came about people were nomads, traveling from place to place searching for food. When people learned to farm, they started to settle down. This is how the first villages were formed. At times, Farmers would have food surpluses, which would stimulate population growth. Eventually, because of the increase in population, these villages became cities.
Throughout history, there are many river valleys that impacted the world for the better. It was during the time period of 2500 B.C. when the pyramids were rising in Egypt the first Indian civilization was developing it was called the Indus river valley civilization. The Indus river valley was located in the western part of South Asia, which today is called Pakistan or northern India. The founders of this river valley were nomadic warriors called Aryans. People often refer to this river valley civilization as the Harappa or Mohenjo-Daro because these were the two most important cities of this civilization.
Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were two early human civilizations that lived during the bronze age in harsh desert environments located not far from each other. Both civilizations were built around rivers that they depended on for survival. There is evidence that these rivers had great influence on both the societies politics and culture. Egypt was built around the very strong and reliable Nile River. Ancient Mesopotamia was established in the fertile crescent between the less reliable Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
