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 sixth and fifth 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”
Sumer | Definition, Economy, Environment, Map, Facts | Britannica Sumer, site of the earliest known civilization, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in the area that later became Babylonia and is now southern Iraq, from around Baghdad to the Persian Gulf A brief treatment of Sumerian civilization follows
The Mysterious Origin of the Sumerians The quest to understand where the Sumerians came from has led scholars to scour Sumerian texts dating back to around 3600–3500 BCE Initially, researchers attempted to identify Sumerians based on physical characteristics, such as skull shapes, and iconographic evidence
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 "
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,
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
History of Sumer - Wikipedia Sumer was the region's earliest known civilization and ended with the downfall of the Third Dynasty of Ur around 2004 BCE It was followed by a transitional period of Amorite states before the rise of Babylonia in the 18th century BCE The oldest known settlement in southern Mesopotamia is Tell el-'Oueili
Smarthistory – Sumerian Style and culture of the area of southern Mesopotamia known as Sumer (modern Iraq) with Ur and Uruk, among the oldest known cities