Sumerian merchants are people (in or from Sumer (soo-mur) that sell, buy, and trade goods. They traded good to get what they needed.
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Community members decided the social classes of the Sumerians
The Sumerian class system consists of three layers. The first layer, or upper layer is were the kings,priests, and nobles reside. The second layer, also known as the middle layer, has the less fortunate people, such as the merchants, artisans, and traders. The lower class holds all of the slaves.
in Sumerian society the character of Gilgamesh suggest that Sumerian society could be violent by
Iron
It is widely believed that iron was the only metal not imported by Sumerian merchants as their tools and weapons were crafted using either copper or bronze metals.
Sumerian merchants are people (in or from Sumer (soo-mur) that sell, buy, and trade goods. They traded good to get what they needed.
get bent fairy
Local merchants would boycott imported goods.
Vowed not to import British goods.
boycott
boycott
The Sumerian middle class was made up of artisans, merchants and scribes. Since Sumerians acquired most of their wealth through trade, artisans and merchants had the ability to sell their wares to many who traveled to their land to trade. The collection of taxes was obviously very important and many scribes were employed by the government to keep careful records of these transactions.
nonimportation agreement
nonimportation agreement
encouraged merchants to import by reducing or eliminating tariff rates.