After 2500 B.C.E.,the tombs of Sumerian lugals often included armor and jewelry.This demonstrates both the wealth of the lugals and shows that Sumerians believed:
A) gifts to the gods were necessary at death.
B) there was no afterlife.
C) the dead had to pay a toll to enter the land of the dead.
D) all their possessions should be buried with them.
E) items such as these would be useful in the afterlife.

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The inclusion of armor and jewelry in the tombs of Sumerian lugals after 2500 B.C.E. suggests that the Sumerians believed that items such as these would be useful in the afterlife. This belief was likely influenced by their religion, which placed a strong emphasis on the afterlife and the need for the dead to be prepared with the appropriate items for their journey.