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because they wanted to
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Landen Heaney
Over land and water rights.
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∙ 13y agoA.) 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.
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∙ 12y agoThey fought to give glory and to control more territory. (:
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∙ 12y agofor food and water
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What are the steps of the sumerian city-states to protect themselves from their rivals?
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What country did the epie of gilgimast take place?
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesoptamian poem which is believed to be based on Sumerian legends. The action takes place in and around the Sumerian city of Uruk.
What is a cosmo-magical city?
A city deemed by the inhabitants to be sacred, or has tags of mythology, such as the Sumerian city Ur, said to be made by the great hero and king Gilgamesh, an early mythological character.
City where five states requested a better union?
Annapolis is the city where five states requested a better Union. The states were Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York.
How many states in America have a county city or town called independence?
how many states in America have a county city or town called Independence?
What did sumerian city-states often go to war with one another?
Sumerian City-States often fought over Land, Resources, and Water.
What did Sumerian city-state often go to war with one another?
Sumerian City-States often fought over Land, Resources, and Water.
Why did the sumerian city-states often go to war with one another?
They went to war to gain glory and control more teritory.
Why did Sumerian cystitis often go to war whit one another?
There is no record of Sumerian bladder inflammations fighting one another. The city states, on the other hand, battled to gain resources, territory, and prestige for their rulers.
Why was trade important to Sumerian city states?
what was trade important to sumerian city states
What was it the sumerian city- states shared?
The Sumerian city states shared language. This is a form of communication.
What did sumerian city states fight over?
Sumerian city-states fought over farmland
Why did Sumerian city-state often go to war with one another?
because they wanted to
What is the difference between Greek city states and Sumerian city states?
the city states
What are the city-states that made up the Sumerian empire?
The city-states that made up the Sumerian Empire were Nippur, Ur, Eridu, and Uruk
Why were Sumerian called city-states?
The Sumerian communities were called city states because there cities are so large that they are almost as large as a normal state but the are in dependent states.
Why can the sumerian city-states be called theocracies?
In a number of the Sumerian City-States, the priests wielded direct political power. This would make them theocracies.
