Which civilization is older, ancient Sumer or ancient Egypt?

Answer 1

Sumerians were around in 5000 BC but ancient Egypt dates back 10000 BC... so Egyptians were the older civilization

Answer 2

Sumer is older, recent fossils discovered by Professor John Lyndstrom (Archeology USC) show the Sumer civilization to have beginnings about 6200 b.c

The dig on which these fossils were found is presently being filmed for an upcoming documentary for PBS (Public Broadcasting) to be aired sometime in the Spring 2007.

Egyptians have been show to have started around 4100 BC.

The web link below is a quick "sneak peak" at the items discovered by Professor Lyndstrom, items that will be showcased in the upcoming film. The discovery is landmark, and put the Professor in reach of a Pulitzer Prize.

Answer 3

Sumer

Answer 4

The civilization of MESPTONIA actually was oldest. It started about 5,500 B.C. with the city of UR-ENIL. However the people who were the SUMMERIANS came down from the north in about 3.000 B.C. They developed the city states including UR:LAGASH:LARSA:URIK:KISH. They were eventually conquered by the AKKADIAN empire under SARGON in the twenty second century B.C.
The Egyptain civilization came about 4,000 B.C. with the old kingdoms under such rulers as King Scorpian. Basically there were four kingdoms which became two: THEBES in the south and MEMPHIS in the north. In about 3,200 B.C. the pharoah MENES(NARMER) from THEBES(upper egypt) conquered MEMPHIS(lower egypt) and formed a united kingdom. The First Dynasty. There is a legend that there were people in Egypt hundreds if not thousands of years before the first kingdoms. They revolted against RA and RA smite them and scattered them. And there is a theory that crops were tried in about 7,000 B.C. but failed. The population left and thousands of years later they returned and built the Egyptain civilization. However this is only a theory but it is interesting that it corrosponds with the legend. However it was probably influenced by the legend. Therefore as we stand now the order of earliness is:
MESPTONIAN
EGYPTAIN
SUMMERIAN
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Ancient Sumer has left records as far back as the fourth Millenium BC.

Ancient Egypt dates as far back as the tenth Millenium BC.

Egypt is much much older.

Answer 6

Egypt - It goes back to the very beginnings of farming. It goes so far back that we can't find it's beginning because of all the civilation that has existed there.

Answer 7

as a civilization; writing and city economy, Iraq: sumer around 3500 bce.

Answer 8

Sumerians

Answer 9

not exatly sure where these people are getting the idea that egypt dates to 10,000 years ago. maybe they are reading too much graham hancock. sumerians predate egypt though probably not by much.

Answer 10

Summer, I learned that a few weeks ago. They were the first to invent the State