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Sumer - Wikipedia Sumer ( ˈsuːmər ) is the earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (now south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the 5th and 4th millennium BC
Sumerians - World History Encyclopedia Sumer was the southern counterpart to the northern region of Akkad whose people gave Sumer its name, meaning “land of the civilized kings” The Sumerians themselves referred to their region simply as “the land” or “the land of the black-headed people”
Sumerian Civilization - New World Encyclopedia The term "Sumerian" applies to all speakers of the Sumerian language Sumer together with Ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley Civilization is considered the first settled society in the world to have manifested all the features needed to qualify fully as a " civilization "
Sumerians: The First Great Civilization in History The Sumerian language eventually faded, but cuneiform writing continued to be used for centuries Their religious concepts, myths, and governance models echoed throughout the ancient Near East and beyond In many ways, the Sumerians laid the foundation for human civilization
Sumer - Ancient, Map Civilization | HISTORY Sumer was an ancient civilization founded in the Mesopotamia region of the Fertile Crescent situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers Known for their innovations in language, governance,
The Sumerians | World History - Lumen Learning Sumerians invented or perfected many forms of technology, including the wheel, mathematics, and cuneiform script A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state Wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, surviving mainly on clay tablets
The History of the Sumerians: The First Civilization of Mesopotamia The Sumerians were one of the first known peoples to establish a highly developed civilization in Mesopotamia Their culture emerged around 4000 BC and became the foundation for many achievements, such as writing, architecture, and law