Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient civilization
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| gptkbp:are |
skilled craftsmen
polytheistic skilled in metallurgy pioneers in urban planning innovators in technology among the first to create a centralized government among the first to use wheels among the first to use writing for record-keeping known for their advances in irrigation known for their religious rituals |
| gptkbp:built |
ziggurats
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
mathematics
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| gptkbp:createdBy |
epic poetry
literature mathematical concepts the first known maps the first known city, Uruk the first known form of writing the first known legal documents |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
astronomy
trade routes art and architecture cuneiform writing a calendar system the first known legal codes the first known schools the first known form of government |
| gptkbp:diedIn |
gptkb:Mesopotamia
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| gptkbp:established |
schools
city-states |
| gptkbp:has |
a system of taxation
a pantheon of gods a rich mythology a writing system a rich tradition of storytelling a system of weights and measures a legal system a vibrant trade network a complex economy a complex religion a social hierarchy a rich agricultural society a system of writing for accounting a_significant_impact_on_later_Mesopotamian_cultures. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Sumerians
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:the_Akkadian_Empire
later civilizations the development of writing systems in other cultures |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
the invention of the wheel
|
| gptkbp:sells |
neighboring cultures
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| gptkbp:training |
agriculture
trade animal husbandry farming |
| gptkbp:uses |
irrigation techniques
bronze tools clay tablets |
| gptkbp:worship_style |
multiple gods
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