Sumerians
A Captivating Guide to Ancient Sumerian History, Sumerian Mythology and the Mesopotamian Empire of the Sumer Civilization
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Sumerians
A Captivating Guide to Ancient Sumerian History, Sumerian Mythology and the Mesopotamian Empire of the Sumer Civilization
About this book
Explore the Captivating History of the Sumerians
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The sheer importance of Sumerian culture in regards to world culture as a whole is impossible to overstate. This civilization is single-handedly responsible for some of the most major innovations in nearly every field relevant to maintaining a civilized society - this includes religion, lawmaking, architecture, schooling, art, literature, and even entertainment.
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Naturally, most of what we see as negative aspects of society were established in Ancient Sumer as well. There wasn't an aspect of Sumerian life that wasn't plagued with corruption or devastation of one form or another. In other words, the Sumerians gave us both the sublimeness of faith and the rigidness of religious thought coupled with a desire for political supremacy. They gave us both the benevolent, caring monarchs and cruel, punishing tyrants; the educated child and the spoiled brat; the hard-working agrarian and the drunken reveler; and the epic empires as well as the pathetic remnants of them. The Sumerians did it all, and they did it first.
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Some of the topics and questions covered in this book include:
- Ā The Ancient Sumerians In a NutshellĀ
- Ā The Social Structure of Ancient SumeriansĀ
- Ā The Religion and Mythology of Ancient SumeriansĀ
- Ā The Sumerian Kingdoms ChronologyĀ
- Ā The Everyday Life of Ancient SumeriansĀ
- Ā Sumerian InnovationsĀ
- Ā Sumerian CultureĀ
- Ā Sumerian "Foreign Policy": Relations with Other NationsĀ
- Ā And a Great Deal More that You don't Want to Miss out on!Ā
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Table of contents
- Sumerians
- An Introduction to Ancient Sumerians
- Chapter 1: The Ancient Sumerians In a Nutshell: Who Were They? Where Did They Live? Where Did They Come From? The Timeline of the Sumerian Civilization; Potential Genetic Make-up of the Sumerians
- Chapter 2: The Social Structure of Ancient Sumerians: Rulers, Priests, Privileged Classes, Ordinary People, Slaves; Gender Differences; Children
- Chapter 3: The Religion and Mythology of Ancient Sumerians: Cosmology, Major and Minor Gods, Rituals, Myths; Misconceptions and Pseudoscientific Explanations
- Chapter 4: The Sumerian Kingdoms Chronology: The List of City-States, Dynasties, and Prominent Rulers
- Chapter 5: The Everyday Life of Ancient Sumerians: Jobs and Professions, Travel, Housing, Social Life; Psychological and Ethical Make-up
- Chapter 6: Sumerian Innovations: Architecture and Technology
- Chapter 7: Sumerian Culture: Literature, Art, Music
- Chapter 8: Sumerian āForeign Policyā: Relations with Other Nations
- Bibliography and References
- Notes on Images