A family of Sumerian farmers has to give up their son and he eventually is taken as a slave. What did the slaves do? How did they live? This story gives the background on food, culture, political scene, social strata and farming as it convinces you page by page that you would never have wanted to have lived the life of a slave in the Sumerian culture.
32 pages Ages 8-11 978-0531189214
Keyword: Mesopotamia
