How Did The Sumerians Impact Society

Sumerians specialized, cooperated and made many advances in technology. Sumerians had built cities along the rivers in lower Mesopotamia in 5,500 BC. Sumerians made several advancements that had impacted their society and us humans still today. They were named the Plow, the Wheel, and the Cuneiform there are many more advancements. Those three were the most important because theyŕe the three that impacted the most to society.
First of all, the Plow was used for farming to break up soil. It was first used when the Middle West was being settled. Although the sumerians invented the Plow John Deere improved it and made a steel plow in 1837. It was used to bury crops residues, and to help control weeds. The antecedent of the Plow is

the prehistoric digging stick.
As mention, one of the sumerians greatest inventions was the wheel. It was first used to make clay then over the years they would use it for transportation. Someone found out that they should use them for chariots. The wheel was invented in 3500 BC and rapidly spreaded across the Eastern Hemisphere. It was made of planks of wood joined together.
Last of all, one of the sumerians greatest invention was the first form of writing called Cuneiform. Writing was also used for communication. People called scribes developed the first form of writing. Ancient sumerians used styles to make wedge shaped symbols in clay tablets. Writing was invented in 3200 BC.
In conclusion, Sumerians had many achievements that affected humans today, such as the Plow, Writing, and the Wheel. The sumerians made several advancements that impacted their society. Sumer is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of Iraq, during the chalcolithic and early Bronze ages. Religion was really important to the sumerians.