CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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protection
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decoration
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -There were no mountain ranges or rushing rivers to keep out enemies. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Their buildings and homes were made from sun-dried bricks. The Sumerian language was eventually replaced by the Akkadian language around 2500 BC.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ziggurats were huge pyramidal temple towers which were first built in Sumerian City-States and then developed in Babylonia and Assyrian cities as well.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a great civilization. Beginning around 5, 500 years ago, the Sumerians built cities along the rivers in Lower Mesopotamia, specialized, cooperated, and made many advances in technology.