Why did sumerian city states often go to war with one another?

Answer 1

because they wanted to

Answer 2

Over land and water rights.

Answer 3

A.) Necessity

• running low on food and need to steal from a neighbour
• need more arable land for food production
• need some more slaves
• need a fresh selection of women
• need to enforce debt collection

B.) Amusement

• keeping a standing army is a dangerous thing as they occasionally stage coups and revolts. So make them go fight somebody else before they start to get bright ideas
• Its fun to be a conqueror.
• Get to plunder and pillage and rape.

what a and b said is true but both fail to answer the why it really started as such in the first place, of which led to all of the above?

hint: supplier of .......?then think it out. from raymond

Competition predate the Sumerian States or even Human Beings. The competition for resources goes back through the history of animals and even plants to the very beginning of life.

Answer 4

They fought to give glory and to control more territory. (:

Answer 5

for food and water