CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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sledge.
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arch.
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pillar.
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column.
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Detailed explanation-1: -› Another technological advance was the arch. Sumerian arches were inverted (upside down) U-or V-shaped structures built above doorways. To build arches, the Sumerians stacked bricks made of clay and straw so that they rose in steps from the walls until they met in the center.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arches added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings. They became a common feature of temple entrances and upper-class homes. Some historians say the arch is the Sumerian’s greatest architectural achievement.
Detailed explanation-3: -The original pyramidal structure, the “Anu Ziggurat” dates to the Sumerians around 4000 BCE, and the White Temple was built on top of it circa 3500 BCE.
Detailed explanation-4: -Perhaps the most important advance made by the Mesopotamians was the invention of writing by the Sumerians. Go here to learn more about Sumerian writing. With the invention of writing came the first recorded laws called Hammurabi’s Code as well as the first major piece of literature called the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh.