Abroad Osaka Grade 3 Museum
Ancient Sumer
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Writing
Writing in ancient Sumer
Who invented writing?
The Sumerians invented writing.
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What did it do?
It lets us communicate, text, write, and more. It inspired us to use writing.
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Where was writing made?
Writing was made in Sumer.
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When was it invented?
It was invented around 300 BCE.
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How has it changed over time?
It changed to writing with a pen and texting instead of writing on clay tablets.
Why is writing important?
Writing can help us with emergencies like if you are gonna call the police but you don't have the number, you can't call, but if you wrote it in a paper you can look and call and there is one more thing if you want to say something to a person that you like but they live so far away and if you don't have a phone you can just a letter and the postman can deliver the letter.
- Meryem
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Writing is important because we can write letters, passwords, and more
important stuff. Sometimes if we look at a newspaper, we can see writing but if there is no writing there would be no newspapers, books, history, and important writing.
- Busra
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Writing is important because we can write letters, handwriting, phone numbers to call and other important stuff.
Writing is important to me because I can understand what other people are saying, and I can learn new things, because I can use my brain, and it is helpful to my brain.
If we don’t have writing I can’t speak to my friends, family, police, and other people. I can’t write letters to my family or friends, I can’t write messages to my family or friends, and I can't write to other people.
- Sule
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Sumerian writing - Cuneiform
Made by Busra, Meryem and Sule
Sandals
Sandals in ancient Sumer
Who invented them?
The Sumerians Invented them.
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What did they do?
They use it to protect their feet. Then it won't hurt.
Where were they used?
They used it almost everywhere.
When were they invented?
They invented in 3000 BCE
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Why are sandals important?
Because when it is hot and you don’t want to wear shoes, you can wear sandals.
- Sule
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If we don't have sandals, then we could step on something like a rock or glass. Then if it's hot, it would be too hot to walk on. Last but not least, if we don't have shoes, since sandals can be cheap, we can use sandals in hot weather. I think that's why sandals are important.
- Busra
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Sandals are important because if we did not have sandals our feet can hurt and there are so many things on the ground like glass, and glass could make blood come out of your feet. Also if it is a sunny day the ground would be so hot and it will be so hard to walk on, and that is why I think that sandals are important for us.
- Meryem
A Sumerian sandal
Made by Sule, Meryem and Busra
Cities
Cities in ancient Sumer
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Who invented them?
The Sumerians invented the city.
What did they do?
They would do farming to give food to other people and they would make clothes because if we did not have farming everyone would not have time to do their own work and if we did not have clothes we all would be so cold.
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Where were they used?
They were used at the Sumerians city
When were they invented?
It was made at 7100 BCE
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Why are cities important?
Cities are important because if there were no cities, then everybody couldn't get enough food and they could be homeless. And there would be a lot of people. I think that's why.
- Busra
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Cities are Important because we can go to shopping malls and we can buy some clothes. If we don't have Cities then we can go to shopping malls and we can not buy clothes.
- Sule
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Because if there were no cities there would not be any space to do farming. Cities are important for us because if everyone was a the same city there was going to be so much people and maybe some people won’t ever have a home to live in and there is not that many builders so maybe we will need to build our own house, so that is why I think having cities is important.
- Meryem
Sumerian temple - Ziggerat
Made by Meryem and Busra