Culture:
The Sumerians had a system of arts. This included creative forms of expression such as painting, architecture, and music. In Sumer, there were many artists and craft workers. Those were all mainly metalworkers who made objects like weapons, cups, mirrors, and jewelry. The architects designed the temples and ziggurats. Music was another popular art. The Sumerians believed that music brought joy to the gods, and all of the people alike. The musicians sang, and played instruments, such as drums, pipes, and a lyre. A lyre is a small harp that was a wooden instrument made of a sound box. A wooden bar held strings together at the top, and makers often decorated them with carvings made of horn, and stones. This showed how much the Sumerians really loved music.
The Sumerians had a system of arts. This included creative forms of expression such as painting, architecture, and music. In Sumer, there were many artists and craft workers. Those were all mainly metalworkers who made objects like weapons, cups, mirrors, and jewelry. The architects designed the temples and ziggurats. Music was another popular art. The Sumerians believed that music brought joy to the gods, and all of the people alike. The musicians sang, and played instruments, such as drums, pipes, and a lyre. A lyre is a small harp that was a wooden instrument made of a sound box. A wooden bar held strings together at the top, and makers often decorated them with carvings made of horn, and stones. This showed how much the Sumerians really loved music.