China has been the oldest continuous civilization on Earth? The Sumerians‚ Egyptians‚ and Chinese created flourishing civilizations filled with many achievements in writing‚ architecture‚ and technology that made lasting contributions to humankind. Sumer is referred to as the "cradle of civilization” because there were many important inventions. Writing was one of Sumerians most important invention. Sumerians developed the world’s first known writing‚ cuneiform‚ which was also known as the written
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on earth grew. Sumer was an ancient civilization in Mesopotamia they created cuneiforms. Cuneiforms were the world’s first written language; Sumerians invented this writing system to keep track of business dealing (document 2). Mesopotamia developed between the Euphrates and Tigris River. Geographically‚ Mesopotamia occurred near major rivers since water was easily available and agriculture flourished. The most important invention that was created in the ancient times by Sumer in Mesopotamia
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Fertile Crescent and Nile River Valley About 5‚000 years ago in Sumer and Egypt (3000 BC) civilizations rose. Civilizations generally have rules and regulations‚ building and structures‚ agriculture‚ writing‚ and a religious structure. Before Sumer and Egypt rose up‚ people in the Paleolithic Age were nomadic‚ hunters and gatherers. They traveled in groups of 20-30 people. They had a spoken language‚ which was passed on and created culture. They had religious beliefs‚ which are believed to explain
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as the Fertile Crescent which was the cause of the two rivers. Mesopotamia is considered to be the “Cradle of Civilization” because this is where we find the origins of Agriculture‚ written language and cities; it also included many empires such as Sumer‚ Akkadian‚ Babylonian‚ and the Assyrian. Little rainfall Hot and dry climate windstorms leaving muddy river valleys in winter catastrophic flooding of the rivers in spring Arid soil containing little minerals No stone or timber resources
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The ancient civilizations of the Nile Valley and Sumer are considered to be the beginning of life in their respected regions. The following essay will provide a look into the similarities between these two great societies. The Nile Valley civilization began as early as early as the Paleolithic Age‚ and a Neolithic culture was formed there around 6000 B.C. By about 3800 B.C. the people of this region began to take steps toward creating an actual civilization. The people discovered how to make copper
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successful empire to last beyond a generation and see the peaceful succession of kings. The empire was relatively short-lived‚ as the Babylonians conquered them within only a few generations. Kings Further information: Sumerian King List‚ List of kings of Babylon and List of Assyrian kings The Mesopotamians believed their kings and queens were descended from the City of Gods‚ but‚ unlike the ancient Egyptians‚ they never believed their kings were real gods.[39] Most kings named themselves
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today‚ we know of about twenty-five Ziggurats. Located in Sumer‚ Babylonia and Assyria‚ some of them are larger than others‚ such as the Ziggurat at Elam‚ while others are better preserved‚ such as the Ziggurat at Ur‚ which was partially reconstructed to preserve much of its former glory. The great Tower of Babel was even associated with the ziggurat of the great temple of Marduk in Babylonia (2013 Merriam-Webster). At the Tell Asmar in Sumer‚ great statues carved from soft stone stand in its shrine
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Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Introduction: About five thousand years ago‚ the people of Sumer cherished the story of Gilgamesh who is the superhero king of Uruk. When Gilgamesh learns of Enkido from a hunter‚ he sends a temple prostitute to tame him whose words and actions signal the principal traits of civilized life in Sumer. The Sumerians‚ like many others‚ equated civilization with their own lifestyles. Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and the Indus Valley civilizations all developed along river floodplains
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irrigation. The civilizations that emerged around these rivers are among the earliest known non-nomadic agrarian societies. * Because Ubaid‚Sumer‚ Akkad‚ Assyria and Babylon civilizations all emerged around the Tigris-Euphrates‚ the theory that Mesopotamia is the cradle of civilization is widely accepted. * Sumerians -The civilized life emerged in Sumer was shaped by the unpredictable devastating
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civilizations. What is a civilization‚ and what are its 8 characteristics? 12. Mesopotamia‚ Greek for “___________________________________‚” lies between which two rivers? 13. How does the geography of Mesopotamia affect settlement? 14. Sumer was located in southern Mesopotamia and was divided into different city-states. What’s a city-state? 15. Where did ancient Sumerians worship their gods? Describe the building. 16. What is the name of the skilled laborers who made metal products
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