LLSocial Classes of Sumer Social Classes of Sumer

James BrennerJames Brenner

Social Classes of SumerSocial Classes of Sumer There were two classes-lower and upper. All the upper There were two classes-lower and upper. All the upper

class wore jewelry such as rings. The men had long hair, class wore jewelry such as rings. The men had long hair, curly mustaches, long beards, and wore skirts. The curly mustaches, long beards, and wore skirts. The woman had long hair, hair was braided and up in fancy woman had long hair, hair was braided and up in fancy arrangements, and wore dresses off on one shoulder. arrangements, and wore dresses off on one shoulder. The priests were powerful but bald. In the winter they all The priests were powerful but bald. In the winter they all wore cloak made from sheep wool. The lower class was wore cloak made from sheep wool. The lower class was mostly workers who worked for money. They wore mostly workers who worked for money. They wore jewelry it just wasn’t gold. The lower class was also jewelry it just wasn’t gold. The lower class was also slaves. They worked for the king. There were also slaves slaves. They worked for the king. There were also slaves that stole something from somebody that had to be a that stole something from somebody that had to be a slave to them. slave to them.

Social classes of SumerSocial classes of Sumer This topic is used today. It is used for This topic is used today. It is used for

different people – rich and poor. The rich different people – rich and poor. The rich people have bigger houses, more money people have bigger houses, more money and more food . The poor people don’t and more food . The poor people don’t have that much food and not that much have that much food and not that much money, and some don’t live in a house. money, and some don’t live in a house. This is how the social classes of Sumer is This is how the social classes of Sumer is related to today. related to today.

KKKing Gilgamesh King Gilgamesh

James BrennerJames Brenner

King GilgameshKing Gilgamesh King Gilgamesh was one of the King Gilgamesh was one of the

first kings and in the first ever first kings and in the first ever fairy tale to be told. There once fairy tale to be told. There once was a king who could do almost was a king who could do almost everything, except fly. Here’s a everything, except fly. Here’s a summary: One day he was so summary: One day he was so board and he had nothing to do. board and he had nothing to do. He had already beaten all the He had already beaten all the monsters. The gods saw that he monsters. The gods saw that he was bored so they sent him a was bored so they sent him a fight. When Gilgamesh herd he fight. When Gilgamesh herd he was coming he was happy. When was coming he was happy. When Incado (the warrior sent by the Incado (the warrior sent by the gods) was there they started to gods) was there they started to fight. They bit, scratched, fight. They bit, scratched, punched but they were the same. punched but they were the same. They started laughing. After this They started laughing. After this they went into the forest to fight they went into the forest to fight monsters. The Endmonsters. The End

King GilgameshKing Gilgamesh King Gilgamesh’s fairy tale is similar today King Gilgamesh’s fairy tale is similar today

because we have fairy tale too. For because we have fairy tale too. For example the wolf and the three little pigs. example the wolf and the three little pigs. It is like this one because there are people It is like this one because there are people in which they tell a story. Also Gilgamesh in which they tell a story. Also Gilgamesh is a king like the president. He has more is a king like the president. He has more power than any one in thepower than any one in the country. country.

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