Question

Answer all the questions given under each caption:

Sumerians

1. Who were the Sumerians?
2. When and where did the Sumerians settle down?
3. Where did they originate from?
4. Who were the chief priests in Sumerian society?

Answer 1

1. The Sumerians were the contemporaries of the people of Indus and Egyptian civilization.
2. The Sumerians settled in the Lower Tigris valley around 5,000 to 4,000 BCE.
3. They are believed to have originated from Central Asia.
4. During the early phase of the Sumerian civilization, kings acted as the chief priests.