Who were the ancient Sumerians? What did they invent? Who discovered the royal tombs of Ur? Why did ancient Sumer end?

This book helps children at Key Stage 2 discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions. It also recommends sites on the Internet and sources in local libraries where they can find out more. The detective shows readers how to create their own project about ancient Sumerian writing or mathematics, find out more about the people who first discovered the ruins of ancient Sumerian cities and make a model of a Sumerian temple.

Packed with fascinating information, The History Detective Investigates series inspires children's curiosity to find out more about the past. A great tool for readers age 8+ or teachers looking for books to support the new curriculum for 2014.

This book is part of a book series called The History Detective Investigates .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

Keyy Davis is an experienced author of children's books. She specialises in geography.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Who were the ancient Sumerians?
• 2: What did the ancient Sumerians invent?
• 3: What was daily life like in ancient Sumer?
• 4: How did ancient Sumerians build?
• 5: Who found the royal tombs of Ur?
• 6: How did ancient Sumerians farm?
• 7: How did ancient Sumerians write?
• 8: Who was Gilgamesh?
• 9: What art did ancient Sumerians create?
• 10: How did ancient Sumerians fight?
• 11: What did ancient Sumerians believe in?
• 12: Why did ancient Sumer end?
• 13: Your project
• 14: Glossary
• 15: Answers
• 16: Further Information
• 17: Index