2006-11-16 11:15:37 · 3 answers · asked by marcha275 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
The Ancient Sumerian civilization arose in Mesopotamia, present day Iraq around 3200BC. This is more than 1000 years before the pyramids were built in Egypt. They were responsible for many great inventions like writing (cuneiform it was called) the wheel, a number system that we use calculating time today based on 6 (60 min hour, etc.) and many others. I hope this helps. PS I teach World History.
2006-11-16 12:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by bradley n 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sumer (or Shumer, Egyptian Sangar, Bib. Shinar, native ki-en-gir, (from Ki = Earth, En = (title) usually translated as Lord, Gir = (cultured) usually translated as Civilised, thus "the land of the civilised lords") was an ancient civilization located in the southern part of Mesopotamia (modern day southeastern Iraq) from the time of the earliest records in the mid 4th millennium BC until the rise of Babylonia in the late 3rd millennium BC. The term "Sumerian" applies to all speakers of the Sumerian language. Sumer is considered the first settled society in the world to have manifested all the features needed to qualify fully as a "civilization".
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2006-11-16 19:23:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure, but it might help if you googled "Sumerian" instead. And the location was Sumer. that's if I have any idea what you're trying to ask.
2006-11-16 19:22:37 · answer #3 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋