Religion
Many people in the Fertile Crescent believed in many gods (polytheism)
They believed Gods were immortal and all powerful
To keep the Gods happy they build ziggurats and brought upon them sacrifices.
Believed you went to the land of no return
Social classes
high level
kings, landholders, priest
mid
wealthy merchants,
average
worked in fields or workshops
low
slaves
Woman
They had surprisingly a lot of rights compared to civilizations later on.
The First Empire Builders
city states were constantly at war
although the many attacks happened theSummeran stayed alive
set of rulers adapted to the basic ideas of Summeran culture.
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