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Sumerians » (Revised)
Authors: Jane Shuter
ISBN-13: 9781432913397, ISBN-10: 1432913395
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Heinemann Raintree
Date Published: August 2008
Edition: Revised
Author Biography: Jane Shuter
Book Synopsis
What is a ziggurat? How were the Sumerians ruled? Why did the Sumerian civilization disappear? The Sumerians answers these questions and more. The books in the History Opens Windows series help you discover what life was like in ancient civilizations and other historic times. Learn what the Sumerians wore, what they ate, how they traveled from place to place, and find out how we know about them today.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 4 | |
| City-States | 6 | |
| How Sumer Was Ruled | 8 | |
| War | 10 | |
| Religion | 12 | |
| Temples | 14 | |
| Travel and Trade | 16 | |
| Farming and Food | 18 | |
| Houses | 20 | |
| Families | 22 | |
| Clothes | 24 | |
| Writing and Calendars | 26 | |
| Free Time | 28 | |
| End of Empire | 30 | |
| Glossary | 31 | |
| More Books to Read | 31 | |
| Index | 32 |
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