Sumer's Impact in Today's World
Cuneiform
Sumerian's were the first people to create a writing system. Their way of writing is called cuneiform. The writing is basically symbols that represent phrases and the name of gods. This helps us present day people because it was a start to writing. Can you imagine life without writing? We wouldn't be able to communicate or write down important events. This is why Sumerian cuneiform is so important.
Math
Sumerians also helped with the advancements of math. Geometry was one math-related advancement that we still use to day to find the area and surface are of many objects and ect. They used geometry to build elaborate structures and irrigation systems. They also used a math system based on the number 60, which we still use today. Well, you know how there are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour? You can thank the Sumerians for that rule.
Arts
Sumerians used and made many things that still help us today. Like this picture of an arch; where do you think we learned to construct arches like this one? The Sumerians of course! We also learned to construct ramps, colums, and cylinder seals, which people used to sign documents or show ownership.