CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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It was protected by warriors
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It was protected by the king
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It was protected by a large wall
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It was not protected at all
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Detailed explanation-1: -To defend themselves, Sumerians built walls and dug moats around their cities. By 3000 B.C.E., most Sumerians lived in walled city-states. A Sumerian city-state was like a tiny country. Its surrounding walls helped protect the city against enemies.
Detailed explanation-2: -They built walls around their cities for protection. Farmland was outside the walls, but people would retreat to the city when invaders came. There were many city-states throughout Sumer. Some of the most powerful city-states included Eridu, Bad-tibura, Shuruppak, Uruk, Sippar, and Ur.
Detailed explanation-3: -Major Sumerian city-states included Eridu, Ur, Nippur, Lagash and Kish, but one of the oldest and most sprawling was Uruk, a thriving trading hub that boasted six miles of defensive walls and a population of between 40, 000 and 80, 000. At its peak around 2800 B.C., it was most likely the largest city in the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -Each Sumerian city-and the lands around it-became a separate city-state. Each city-state had its own government and did not belong to a larger unit. Sumerian city-states often fought with each other. They went to war for glory and more territory.