CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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Early Sumerian cities were walled settlements surrounded by farmland. The strong city walls were built of sunbaked bricks. Moats, or ditches filled with water, surrounded the walls. What does this tell you about the Sumerians?
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They did not trade with others
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They protected themselves from others
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They did not produce their own food
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They lived during the Paleolithic Age
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -So Sumerians began to build strong walls around their cities. The walls were made of mud bricks that were baked in the sun until they were hard. The Sumerians also dug moats outside the city walls to prevent enemies from entering the city. Most people lived in houses behind the walls, while the farms lay outside.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ziggurats were huge pyramidal temple towers which were first built in Sumerian City-States and then developed in Babylonia and Assyrian cities as well.
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