What is a ziggurat? How were the Sumerians riled? Why did the Sumerian civilization disappear? This book answers these questions and more. Learn what Sumerians wore, what they ate, how they traveled from place to place, and find out how we know about them today.
Library Binding
(Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 2002)
Presents an overview of the ancient Sumerian culture, discussing government, recreation, trade, travel, family life, food, occupations, and entertainment.
Presents an overview of the ancient Sumerian culture, discussing government, recreation, trade, travel, family life, food, occupations, and entertainment.
Looks at arts and sciences of ancient Sumeria, its religious customs, and the effect it left on the Western world, describing how archaeologists discovered this lost civilization.
What is a ziggurat? How were the Sumerians riled? Why did the Sumerian civilization disappear? This book answers these questions and more. Learn what Sumerians wore, what they ate, how they traveled from place to place, and find out how we know about them today.
Shows how people lived in ancient Sumeria, a land now known as Iraq, by describing their social, economic, political, religious, and cultural life, as well as their contributions to later civilizations.
Presents an overview of the ancient Sumerian culture, discussing government, recreation, trade, travel, family life, food, occupations, and entertainment.