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Sumerian Invention: Monarchy
October 13th, 2008 by admin
The world’s first system of monarchy is also a Sumerian invention. The early Sumerian states needed a new form of government to govern larger areas and diverse people. The states of Sumer were ruled by a priest-king whose duties included leading the military, trade, judging disputes and taking part in vital religious ceremonies.
Under the priest-king [...]
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Sumerian Invention: Astronomy
October 6th, 2008 by admin
The Sumerian inventions’ unending list also comprises the invention of the calendar. The ancient Sumer had to yield crops much in excess of what he could consume in lack of calculations. The book keeping was also in lack of an efficient system of calculating long time periods.
Based on the cycle of the moon, the Sumerians [...]
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Sumerians: The Beginning of Inventions… continued from last week.
September 29th, 2008 by admin
Developing a writing system is perhaps the most significant of Sumerian inventions. It helped the Sumerians to communicate, contribute to literature and in book keeping. Cuneiform was the first form of writing developed by the Sumerians around 3200 BC. Clay tablets were used as paper and a stylus like implement was used to draw wedge [...]
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Sumerians: The Beginning of Inventions
September 22nd, 2008 by admin
Our lives and world as it is today owes a lot to the ancient Sumerian people. They were perhaps the innovators of most of the things we take for granted today. The Sumerians were the first to begin a human settlement of any kind and soon they began innovating and improvising in their day to [...]
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Sumerian Clothing and Modern Designs
September 15th, 2008 by admin
The making of Sumerian clothing involved a number of designs and motifs on their clothes and around their homes which are still used in sewing! Step motifs, honeycomb pine comb, concentric circles and animal prints were some of their popular motifs. They wee also the first to wear tassels and fringes on their clothes.
Women wore [...]
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The Fabric and Styles of Sumerian Clothing
September 8th, 2008 by admin
The first Sumerian clothing consisted of sheepskin. This was because sheep was the most domesticated animal with the Sumerians, the first clothes were sheepskin worn furry side inside. Later, they learned the art of weaving and could weave a herringbone pattern on the loom from the start! In ancient Sumerian clothing everybody in Mesopotamia wore [...]
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