Ms.

Esteves &
Ms.Espallardo
 Sumeria was
located in
Mesopotamia
(the Fertile
Crescent).
Sumerians were
not united.
Instead, they
created
independent
city-states. The Fertile Crescent
 The soil was enriched over time by layers of silt
deposited by the overflow of the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers.
Floods were unpredictable. Mesopotamians utilized
irrigation techniques in order to have a regular harvest.
 Surrounded by walls.

The buildings of the city were made

from sun-dried bricks.

Sumerians invented the

arch and the dome.
 Based on agriculture, but trade and
manufacturing became increasingly
important.

Three major social groups: nobles,

commoners, and slaves.
 As city-states grew more
powerful conflicts arose.

Sargon of Akkad established the

first empire in human history!

Sargons empire eventually fell,

opening the door for a new
leader: Hammurabi of Babylon.