Sumerian Civilization

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:advances gptkb:machinery
gptkb:boat
metalworking
gptkbp:contains_city gptkb:Eridu
gptkb:Nippur
gptkb:Lagash
gptkb:Ur
gptkb:Uruk
gptkbp:contributed_to the development of law codes
the development of writing
the development of trade
gptkbp:created gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:ancient_Egypt
gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkbp:cultural_practices gptkb:festivals
gptkb:literature
gptkb:rituals
music and dance
gptkbp:declined_in c. 2000 BC
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkbp:developed_by city-states
ziggurats
the first known legal codes
mathematical system based on 60
gptkbp:established gptkb:trade_routes
gptkbp:flourished_during c. 1900 BC
c. 4500 BC
gptkbp:had_artistic_achievements gptkb:pottery
gptkb:sculpture
gptkb:jewelry
gptkbp:had_astronomical_knowledge lunar calendar
planetary movements
gptkbp:had_mathematical_concepts gptkb:Mathematics
geometry
gptkbp:had_writing_material clay tablets
gptkbp:has_economy_based_on agriculture and trade
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sumerian Civilization
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Assyrians
gptkb:Hittites
gptkb:Babylonians
later Mesopotamian cultures
gptkbp:is_practiced_in slavery
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:Enlil
gptkb:Inanna
gptkb:Anu
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:the_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkb:art_and_architecture
agriculture
irrigation systems
mathematics and astronomy
cuneiform writing
the wheel
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:material gptkb:clay
bricks
gptkbp:religion polytheistic
gptkbp:social_structure gptkb:Theosophical_Society
hierarchical society
gptkbp:system cuneiform
gptkbp:trade_goods gptkb:wheat
gptkb:textiles
metals
timber
precious stones
gptkbp:uses cylinder seals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cultural_Landscape_of_the_Tigris_and_Euphrates_Rivers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5