~ Ancient Sumer ~

Mesopotamia
- technology and inventions

Sumerian Cultural and Scientific Achievements
http://www.republic.k12.mo.us:80/highschool/teachers/tstephen/meso-3.htm

Near East
http://www.rowe.k14.mass.edu/Cetto/neareast.htm
Mesopotamia means "land between two rivers." The rivers are called the Tigris and Euphrates. Mesopotamians built boats to use for trading in distant places and to collect food from the rivers. Modern Iraqi boats still are built very much like this..

Ancient Sumer
http://www.ee.ucl.ac.uk/~lheagney/mesopotamia/SUMER.html
Early settlers would have been adequately supported by the rich wildlife and natural vegetation of southern Mesopotamia. Settlers would have cultivated the soil to grow wheat, barley, dates and vegetables, and raised cattle.

Mesopotamian and Egyptian Inventions
http://best.me.berkeley.edu/~mesa/comm/group_1/keith.html
By: Keith And Nelson. In this web page we will be talking about the differences and similarities between Egyptian and Mesopotamian inventions.

 ANCIENT SUMER
http://www.vnc.qld.edu.au/et8se01.htm
History of Mesopotamian Civilisation - school site. YEAR 8 History - Term 1 - 1999 - Villanova College, Qld -

Mesopotamian & Sumerian Inventions (with projects)
http://webtest.ousd.k12.ca.us/cvf/core_values/projects/sumeria/sumeria.html

Mr Donn's  Ancient History
http://members.aol.com/DonnandLee/index.html#MESO

The Civilizations Of The Ancient Near East
http://www.emayzine.com/lectures/sumeria.htm
You need to scroll a fair way down the page or use the Edit -> Find in page function to find reference to inventions in Sumeria