In History Begins at Sumer by Samuel Noah Kramer there are many accurate comparisons that Kramer makes to show the similarities from the Sumerian society to today. Although the Sumerians lived about 4,000 years ago, there is evidence that many nations have taken some of their beliefs in government and way of life. Some of the similarities included in the text are: medicine, taxation, and juvenile delinquency. Despite these similarities there are also many differences between the two societies due to the world’s insight evolving. While the differences in the book include the type of school system and religion. Kramer highlights both the similarities and differences in History Begins at Sumer which is important to the reader understanding the book and intrigues their interest.
Kramer writes about the medicine used in Sumer as a resemblance to the medicine used today. For instance, Kramer states, “an anonymous physician decided to …show more content…
Kramer argues that, “during the time of Sumerian society people were taxed for the land that they had through some of the crops that they produced” (p.46). It is said to resembles today’s form of taxes in that we also pay a specific amount of our income to the government for taxes. In our case this money goes to improve things in the government which goes along with the taxes of Sumer where the money goes towards paying their lord and government officials. As stated in History Begins at Sumer, “the taxes were originally very high and did not allow some people to live comfortably so they had to reduce the taxes” (pg.47). Like the Sumerians, many times in our history we have had people struggling to pay their taxes leading to the government giving aid to those people. Kramer often shows these similarities in taxes by illustrating that people were forced to pay them like today whether it be in crops or in
Kramer writes about the medicine used in Sumer as a resemblance to the medicine used today. For instance, Kramer states, “an anonymous physician decided to …show more content…
Kramer argues that, “during the time of Sumerian society people were taxed for the land that they had through some of the crops that they produced” (p.46). It is said to resembles today’s form of taxes in that we also pay a specific amount of our income to the government for taxes. In our case this money goes to improve things in the government which goes along with the taxes of Sumer where the money goes towards paying their lord and government officials. As stated in History Begins at Sumer, “the taxes were originally very high and did not allow some people to live comfortably so they had to reduce the taxes” (pg.47). Like the Sumerians, many times in our history we have had people struggling to pay their taxes leading to the government giving aid to those people. Kramer often shows these similarities in taxes by illustrating that people were forced to pay them like today whether it be in crops or in