They were surrounded by productive farm land and dominated by large temple complexes like this one at Ur, that were, in fact, effectively, spiritualized, central food distribution centers.
Bila su okružena plodnim poljoprivrednim zemljištem i dominirali su veliki hramski kompleksi poput ovoga u Uru, koji su, zapravo, bili učinkoviti duhovni, središnji centri za distribuciju hrane