Mesopotamia
Cities, Wheels, Writing, Religion,
Helmets
Cities
In 5000 B.C. Sumerians built villages. All the
villages were near rivers. The farmers of Sumer settled on land
between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Living by rivers had
good and bad parts. The good part is they built canals so the
crops could get their water. The bad part is it flooded and the
villages were destroyed and so were the crops. The water tore
apart the crops and rushed them this way and that way. Many lives
were lost.
First Wheel
The Sumerians first invented the wheel. The wheel
is a cylinder shaped object that rolls fairly easily. The first
wheel was made from clay, rock and mud. I'm not sure sure if
the first wheel was made on purpose or by mistake.
Writing, Religion, Helmet
Summarians invented writing. The first writing
is called cuneiform. Cuneiform was written on clay. If they messed
up, they could start over by rolling the clay up and starting
again. The Summarians were first to believe in a religion. They
believed in an afterlife. They sometimes buried the dead with
tools, their horse, soldiers, and food on a golden platter. For
food they would put a lamb or whatever was big enough. The golden
helmet was made for wars. They had a helmet to protect their
head. They melted the gold and formed it into the helmet.
