City State
The Sumerians were organized in city states.
Sculptures
The Sumerians made sculptures of people praying.
Transactions
The Sumerians needed a writing system to record their transactions.
Sumer
Sumer was in Mesopotamia.
Rain
There was little rain in Sumer.
Canal
The Sumerians built canals to store the water.
Mud
The Sumerians made bricks using mud.
Temple
The Sumerians made donations to their temple.
Gold, silver and copper
Metalworkers made beautiful objects of gold, silver and copper.
Potter´s wheel
Craftsmen made pottery using the potter´s wheel.
Traders
Traders brought materials from other lands.
Wet clay
The Sumerians wrote on a piece of wet clay.
Reed pen
The Sumerians used a reed pen to write on the clay tablet.
Pictograph
Small pictures that represented words or ideas.
Hammurabi´s code
Hammurabi´s code was the first set of laws.
